Over the years, though, we have learned that war is no longer a useful metaphor to invoke and apply in the disability community. People with autism, or for that matter other developmental disabilities, are not victims of the predations of some evil actor, nor are their mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. Instead, we appreciate, as stated in the Developmental Disabilities Act, that disability is a natural part of the human experience. From The Arc, a peer org to Autism Speaks. blog.thearc.org/2013/11/16/open-letter-suzanne-wright-co-founder-autism-speaks/ -SR
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