Autism and the Door | Quinn Tate | TEDxYouth@GrandJunction

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Student Quinn Tate shares his personal journey with autism and the insights it unlocked for him. Labels, Specifically pertaining to health & neurodivergence, are useful – but they are a band-aid which ignores the larger problem of ability discrimination and contributes to the perpetuation of the discrimination. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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