Develop an abilities-based perspective instead of using a deficit-based approach

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The speaker advocates for an abilities-based approach for neurodiverse individuals, influenced by their work in summer camps with disabilities. They challenge the deficit-based approach in autism and reject the notion of echolalia as a deficit. Their doctoral dissertation in the 1970s focused on abilities and challenged prevailing views on echolalia in autism. Additionally, they coined the "deficit checklist approach to autism" in 1983 and advocate for strength-based therapy and education for neurodiverse individuals.