More Autsploitation I see.
Larry
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> Subject: FW: Leeds Salon - Autism & Human Variation - Monday 22 October
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> Autism and Human Variation
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[cid:image002.jpg@01CDA808.D5CB7D20]<http://leedssalon.org.uk/index.php/octo
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> er-2012-salon>Monday 22 October White Cloth
> Gallery<http://www.whiteclothgallery.com/contact>, 24-26 Aire Street,
Leeds, LS1
> 4HT (near the back of Leeds Station) 6:30pm (for 7pm start) to 8:30pm
> £4/£3 concessions, payable in advance through this Eventbrite link. You
can also buy
> tickets at the venue on the night.
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> As part of Love Arts Leeds Festival 2012<http://loveartsleeds.co.uk/>,
Leeds Salon has
> invited author and academic Stuart Murray to discuss ‘autism and human
> variation’<http://leedssalon.org.uk/index.php/october-2012-salon>.
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> Autism is one of the most discussed medical conditions in contemporary
society. It is
> also one of the most misunderstood. For many, it is a disability that
poses serious
> difficulties in engaging with the world. For others, it is a welcome
indication of the wide
> variation inherent in the human condition. Biomedical research that aims
to discover
> the genetic and neurological basis of autism may lead to new forms of
treatment, but is
> treating autism appropriate? Vast sums of money are being invested to find
a 'cure' for
> autism, but some autistic people believe that the results of such research
could be
> tantamount to genocide. In an era of genetic advances and prenatal
screening, but also
> of disability rights and the acceptance of difference, what do we think we
know about
> autism? Do we see it as part of our collective future, or as a condition
we would rather
> be without?
>
> Speaker:
>
> Stuart Murray is Professor of Contemporary Literatures and Film in the
School of
> English, and Director of the interdisciplinary Leeds Medical Humanities
Centre
> Director, at the University of
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Leeds<http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/20040/school_of_english/person/1166
/stuar
> t_murray>. He is the author of Autism (Routledge, 2011) and Representing
Autism:
> Culture, Narrative, Fascination (Liverpool University Press, 2008).
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> Stuart will also face questions from our expert panel:
>
> Richard Exley has worked in the autism field for 30 years, and currently
works as a
> practitioner providing advice and support to people with autism. He set up
and
> developed the world’s first social consultancy service for people affected
by autism,
> and is a founding member of the World Autism Organisation, and an honorary
member
> of Autism Europe.
>
> Alison Stansfield is the associate medical director for learning
disabilities and the
> clinical lead for the Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service (LADS). She also
provides expert
> reports regarding issues of capacity for the Court of Protection/Official
Solicitor.
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> For fuller biographies and readings, see our website
> here<http://leedssalon.org.uk/index.php/october-2012-salon>.
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> Minds and Leeds and York Partnerhisp NHS Foundation Trust, and takes place
between
> Tuesday 2nd and Monday 29th October 2012. For more information, visit
their website
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