{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6958171fc4b2cc952cb5970a/6958172f18c941d6d6b8848d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"We Don’t Need to Cure Autism","description":"<p>April is Autism Acceptance Month, and how we’ve come to understand autism has evolved over the past several decades. </p><p>For years, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was thought of as something that needed to be cured. Through better data and years of activism, that misunderstanding is changing.</p><p>On this week’s episode of Well, Now we discuss that evolution with <a href=\"https://twitter.com/slooterman\">Sara Luterman</a>, caregiving reporter for The 19th.</p><p>Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Ahyiana Angel with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.</p><p>Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to <a href=\"mailto:wellnow@slate.com\">wellnow@slate.com</a> </p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}