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Neurologic is a podcast produced by autistic Leo Jones about autism, autistic advocacy & self-advocacy, issues of importance to autistics and the autistic community, and much more.

You can reach Neurologic by email at: neurologicpodcast@gmail.com

Feb 24, 2019

Seclusion, segregation, surveillance, registries - what do these things have in common? They're all current efforts to quarantine, separate, record and monitor autistics living today, and in the future, implemented in the name of safety and security for autistics with high support needs.

In this episode, Leo Jones discusses autism registries, intentional communities, seclusion rooms and 24/7 tracking - and illustrates how these teach autistic children that they have little to no autonomy, little freedom to make their own decisions, and no semblance of privacy, which creates further problems for them as adults.

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Sources:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cop-thought-it-was-drugs-it-was-a-teen-coping-with-autism-lawsuit

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/opinion/police-autism-understanding.html

http://nosmag.org/autism-registries-are-dangerous-cranston-rhode-island/

https://themighty.com/2016/03/autistic-brothers-create-device-police-can-use-to-id-people-on-the-spectrum/

https://www.autismfyi.org/who-we-are/about-autism/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/thirteen-year-old-activist-autism-wants-close-seclusion-rooms-schools-n935356

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2018/09/18/drone-track-wanderers-autism/25500/