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'''Jonathan Mitchell''' is an [[Autism|autistic]] author and blogger who advocates for a cure for autism.<ref name=Hayasaki2015>{{cite web|last1=Hayasaki|first1=Erika|title=The Debate Over an Autism Cure Turns Hostile|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/27/one-activists-search-cure-his-autism-drawing-violent-backlash-306998.html|website=Newsweek|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Robison|first1=John|title=I have decided to take a more active advocacy role . . .|url=http://jerobison.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-have-decided-to-take-more-active.html|website=Look me in the Eye|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> He opposes the [[neurodiversity]] movement. He is one of the most controversial figures among autistic bloggers because of his hatred of autism, his view of autism as a disability, and his desire for a cure.<ref name=Hayasaki2015/> | '''Jonathan "Based Gadfly" Mitchell''' is an [[Autism|autistic]] author and blogger who advocates for a cure for autism.<ref name=Hayasaki2015>{{cite web|last1=Hayasaki|first1=Erika|title=The Debate Over an Autism Cure Turns Hostile|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/27/one-activists-search-cure-his-autism-drawing-violent-backlash-306998.html|website=Newsweek|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Robison|first1=John|title=I have decided to take a more active advocacy role . . .|url=http://jerobison.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-have-decided-to-take-more-active.html|website=Look me in the Eye|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> He opposes the [[neurodiversity]] movement. He is one of the most controversial figures among autistic bloggers because of his hatred of autism, his view of autism as a disability, and his desire for a cure.<ref name=Hayasaki2015/> | ||
Mitchell has described autism as having "prevented me from making a living or ever having a girlfriend. It's given me bad fine motor coordination problems where I can hardly write. I have an impaired ability to relate to people. I can't concentrate or get things done." He resides in Los Angeles and has a degree in psychology. He has worked in the past, doing things like data entry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hamilton|first1=Jon|title=Shortage of Brain Tissue Hinders Autism Research|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/04/170835708/shortage-of-brain-tissue-sets-autism-research-back|website=NPR|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> He describes neurodiversity as a "tempting escape valve".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Solomon|first1=Andrew|title=The Autism Rights Movement|url=http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/index4.html|website=http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> | Mitchell has described autism as having "prevented me from making a living or ever having a girlfriend. It's given me bad fine motor coordination problems where I can hardly write. I have an impaired ability to relate to people. I can't concentrate or get things done." He resides in Los Angeles and has a degree in psychology. He has worked in the past, doing things like data entry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hamilton|first1=Jon|title=Shortage of Brain Tissue Hinders Autism Research|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/04/170835708/shortage-of-brain-tissue-sets-autism-research-back|website=NPR|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> He describes neurodiversity as a "tempting escape valve".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Solomon|first1=Andrew|title=The Autism Rights Movement|url=http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/index4.html|website=http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Jonathan "Based Gadfly" Mitchell is an autistic author and blogger who advocates for a cure for autism.[1][2] He opposes the neurodiversity movement. He is one of the most controversial figures among autistic bloggers because of his hatred of autism, his view of autism as a disability, and his desire for a cure.[1]
Mitchell has described autism as having "prevented me from making a living or ever having a girlfriend. It's given me bad fine motor coordination problems where I can hardly write. I have an impaired ability to relate to people. I can't concentrate or get things done." He resides in Los Angeles and has a degree in psychology. He has worked in the past, doing things like data entry.[3] He describes neurodiversity as a "tempting escape valve".[4]
He writes as a hobby, having written three novels, 25 short stories, and runs a blog called Autism's Gadfly.[1][5] He was interviewed on Studio 360 on one of his novels, The School of Hard Knocks, and another novel of his is The Mu Rhythm Bluff.[1] Notable essays written on his website include Undiagnosing Einstein, Gates, and Jefferson, and Neurodiversity: Just Say No.
He believes that Einstein had "Einstein Syndrome" which is a speculated condition where a person talks late, but grows up to be highly extroverted and analytical, without any noticeable defects. He notes Gates's entreprenurial marketing skills.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hayasaki, Erika. "The Debate Over an Autism Cure Turns Hostile". Newsweek. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Robison, John. "I have decided to take a more active advocacy role . . ". Look me in the Eye. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Hamilton, Jon. "Shortage of Brain Tissue Hinders Autism Research". NPR. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Solomon, Andrew. "The Autism Rights Movement". http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/. Retrieved 10 May 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan. "Autism: Still Waiting". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2015.