The Medical Versus Social Models of Autism

The Other Autism

What's the difference between the medical and social models of autism? And what gave rise to the social model of autism?
Topics discussed also include:

• "Mad pride's" influence on the neurodiversity movement
• How autism may have a similar fate as homosexuality
• The neurodiversity movement's stance towards applied behaviour analysis (ABA)
• The new academic field of Critical Autism Studies

If you'd like to know more about topics discussed in this episode, check out:
"Neurodiversity: An Insider's Perspective" by Den Houting
"Out of DSM: Depathologizing Homosexuality" by Drescher
"Challenging Psychiatric Classification: Healthy Autistic Diversity and the Neurodiversity Movement" by Dyck and Russell
"Understanding and Promoting the Human Rights of Autistic People" by Iyall-Smith
"Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement: Implications for Autism Early Intervention Research and Practice" by Leadbitter et al.
"Privileging Autistics of Color: A Human Rights Approach to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy" by Rubey
Episode intro and outro music: "Bedroom Eyes" by Audiobinger (no changes or modifications were made)

Theme music: "Everything Feels New" by Evgeny Bardyuzha.
All episodes written and produced by Kristen Hovet.
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