Episode Details

We review a part of our latest Heard Tell Podcast with guest journalist and author Eric Garcia where we talk about Autism issues from portrayals in media, to how news media covers Autistic folks, to how we talk about disabilities in general. Eric talks about how it is important to keep the people themselves front and center so that policy, portrayals, and the discussions about them are helping open opportunities and awareness. Eric talks about his book We Are Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation and covering folks on the spectrum, what to make of Autistic folks on reality TV shows, needs in education and policymaking, and letting folks with Autism not only be portrayed but also become the content makers themselves. Also, Eric and host Andrew delve into the resurgence in anti-vax advocates who use Autism as a weapon in their rhetoric to the detriment and denigration of the Autism community and the decline in vaccinations that we are now seeing in the return of polio and other diseases.--------------------Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.com
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