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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common Original

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By Lindsay O'Dell, Charlotte Brownlow, Sandra Thom-Jones
| The Conversation Verified
US president Donald Trump’s claim that pregnant women should avoid paracetamol – a statement that is both harmful and not backed by the science – fits into a long and damaging tradition of blaming parents, especially mothers, for autism.
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‘I shouldn’t have to educate their school about what autism is’: Community attitudes and parent reports of autistic primary and secondary school experiences in Australia - Sandra Thom-Jones, Chloe S Gordon, Simone Mizzi, 2025

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By Sandra Thom-Jones, Chloe Gordon Cordover Verified, Simone Mizzi
| SAGE Publishing
Background Inclusion in education is a human right, a legal entitlement and a core component of educational policy and agenda (Australian & Government, 1992, 2005; UNESCO, 1994; UN General Assembly, 2015). In Australia, inclusion means that a young person with a disability can participate in education on the same basis as a student without a disability through the provision of reasonable adjustments.
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Why don’t we see more autistic people in academia?

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By Sandra Thom-Jones
When I was a little girl, bullied by my peers and misunderstood by my teachers, I couldn’t wait to be a grown-up. I dreamed of my future life as a professor, filling my brain with facts and my shelves with books. In my ivory tower, I would be surrounded by peers who shared my love of knowledge and I would be freed from the world of opaque social rules.
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