"If it matters, it produces controversy" - Jay Green From what I have read, there are 3 modes of thinking about Autism. Two are from the medical standpoint that 1. it is caused by a genetic defect or 2. it is caused by environmental factors. The third is that Autism is just part of a larger spectrum and is a part of a person (like being left-handed). I feel that like with a lot of things, people take these opinions to the extreme. The medical standpoints looks at Autism as something to be cured and the other side equates it like left-handedness, something you can’t cure, not like you would cure cancer so they advocate acceptance and accommodation. I think these different view points of Autism is where the debate about using the puzzle piece begins. Organizations that look at Autism from the medical standpoint were the first to use the puzzle piece. " The puzzle pattern reflects the complexity of the autism spectrum. The different colors and shapes
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