Autism Causes: Beyond Myths of Damage and Prevention

Explore why "autism causes" debates are harmful. Autism isn’t damage or tragedy, Autistic people deserve support to thrive, not prevention.

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Sep 09, 2025

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This article is part of my wider writing regarding the ongoing campaign to get Amazon to remove harmful “cure” books from their platform. Click here to read more.

Autism elicits a wide range of responses from people. Within Autistic community spaces, many of us can find some protection from the most harmful narratives; places where our existence is not c…

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A guest post by

Emma Dalmayne

CEO Of Autistic Inclusive Meets Activists and Campaign fighting misinformation and harmful fake cures around autism. Author of 'It's an autism thing... I'll help you understand it" and "Susie Spins".