Barry M. Prizant

V. K., B. M.Prizant, M. D.Barense, K.Patten, and G.Stobbe. 2026. “Independent Typers Exist: A Reply to Letters on Why We Need to Study Assisted Methods to Teach Typing.” Autism Researche70278. Jaswal, https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70278. No abstract is available for this article. Data Availability Statement Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. References , , , and . 2022.

1 Introduction What should we as scientists and clinicians do when we have an experience with an autistic person that is at odds with long-standing, supposedly definitive research? One option is to dismiss the experience as a fluke. But what if you have more of these experiences, and not just with one autistic person, but with several, and then several more? You might begin to wonder whether that research, most of it dating back decades, is as definitive as you thought.

By Itoro Oladokun 02 April 2025   | 2:42 pm “Autism has no face or shape. Autistic kids are uiniquely different and special in their own ways; they are capable of doing amazingly well like the neurotypical kids,” said Chiamaka Usochi Unagha, occupational therapist for people living with autism. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects communication, social interactions, and behaviour in… “Autism has no face or shape.