Autism
“It has taken a journey of detours, colorful personalities, fraudulent studies that continue to be debunked, and changing awareness to arrive at our current understanding of what autism is.”
Jason Whiting
As a third-year student in psychology, you are the recipient of a grant for you to go on a short-term mobility to take part in a project dedicated to autism. You will join a team of other British and international students at the headquarters of the National Autistic Society in London to build up an event for the World Autism Day. Your preparation should start prior to your stay and you have already been asked to consult a number of documents on the subject.
Take notes in case you need them for your future mission (depending on your teacher's requests)
- Listening 1: “Dazlious” in Snow Cake directed by Marc Evans, 2006
- Listening 2: Euronews – The Cube – World Autism Day
- Listening 3: ITV News – Zeno: The robot teaching autistic children how to communicate
- Reading 1: “Autism Myths and Misconceptions” POV, PBS website
- Reading 2: “Autism Increased My Vocabulary” Quirks and Chaos blog
- Reading 3: “The Battle to Define Autism” Pyschology Today