Sue Rubin

Sue Rubin

Sue Rubin is a functionally non-verbal published autistic author who was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Autism Is A World" in which she communicated via the controversial communication technique of facilitated communication.

Sue Rubin is a rare figure among autistics, being one of the few who actually wish to be cured. She wrote "The thought of a gold pot of a potion with a cure really would be wonderful." [ [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/presents/shows/autism.world/notebooks/sue/notebook.html] CNN.com Acceptance Versus Cure]

Sue was a contributing author featured in the published collection edited by Douglas Biklen entitled "Autism and The Myth of The Person Alone". The book featured functionally non-verbal published authors with autism including Lucy Blackman,Tito Mukhopadhay, artist Larry Bissonette ,Alberto Frugone, Jamie Burke and award winning writer Richard Attfield. In the introduction to her chapter, Biklen writes that Sue has "become a leading disability rights advocate and keynote speaker at many disability conferences". [Biklen, Douglas, et al. (2005). "Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone". New York University Press, p. 145. ISBN 0-8147-9928-0]

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*imdb title|id=0443434|title=Autism Is A World
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0814799280 Amazon link to "Autism And The Myth Of The Person Alone" featuring Sue Rubin as one of the contributing authors]
* [http://www.sue-rubin.org/ Sue Rubin's Personal Webpage]


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