I was told by a senior colleague that a prenatal test for autism would be a good thing because having an autistic child was unfair on the parents. He knew I was autistic.
Dr Katie Twomey
"Creating the specter of a ruined life or a child so unbearably damaged that preventing their birth is viewed as practically a kindness is one of the darkest aspects of prenatal testing." @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in the TPGA newsletter. Subscribe & share if you can!
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This week, I’m digging into the many study-related questions I’d have wanted answered had I been a reviewer on this work.