How Not To Endorse An Anthology
Tom Wiggins aka Thomas Greene Bethune, holding a copy of his composition Rain Storm Photo By W. L. Germon of Philadelphia - tennis*elbow, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25192531 A historic event in the timeline of the history of autism and disability rights activism is about to happen. The Autism Women's Network , probably the most diverse nonprofit organization in autism rights advocacy, is about to publish an anthology consisting entirely of nonwhite voices. " All The Weight Of Our Dreams" was edited by three powerful activists of color, Lydia X. Z. Brown, E. Ashkenazy, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu. This may be the only anthology actually allowing the voices of autistic people of color to speak without validation or qualification of parents or professionals. This will be groundbreaking. I was therefore shattered when I read a piece by NeuroTribes author Steve Silberman giving the book a brief mention in a recent article entitled " The...