ep 139 - Autism Abolition Month w/ Anders Lee

This Wreckage

Sean KB and AP Andy

Arts, Music

4.2 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Andy and Anders have an intimate discussion about the history autism, starting in the coffeehouses of Red Vienna and ending in the imageboards of collapsing modernity. With a history rooted in eugenics, fascism, and neoliberalism, Anders questions the origins and continued necessity of the category while advocating for increased understanding and compassion for neurodivergency.

Follow Anders Lee and listen to Pod Damn America

Read his article "I Don't Believe in Autism": https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/02/i-dont-believe-in-autism/

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN): https://autisticadvocacy.org/

Check out Aspergers are Us on Netflix and HBO

Opening song: Autistic Youth - Stones

Closing: Autistic Youth - Not for Me

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, fuck.
0:03.0	fuck. Oh, fuck.
0:13.0	all right, you want to get going?
0:15.0	Sure.
0:17.0	You can?
0:18.0	Yeah, I need, I'm drinking out of a mug that doesn't have a handle.
0:22.0	Oh, man, you need it.
0:24.0	For me?
0:25.0	For me, when you drink out of a mug,
0:28.0	you gotta have a handle.
0:30.0	Important.
0:32.0	All right, everybody, thanks for joining us here on the Antifada.
0:37.0	I'm talking with Anders Lee.
0:39.0	Anders le here.
0:40.0	He was drinking Craddham tea from a mug, as he often does this time of night.
0:44.3	That's right, first time, long time, by the way.
0:46.9	And you're here to educate our audience on the subject of autism.
0:53.6	It's autism awareness month.
0:55.2	autism awareness day was April 2nd.
0:58.6	Oh really?
0:59.6	And yeah, so we missed that, but we're still in April.
1:03.8	I guess they chose April because of the A.
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