THE FUSE

Recently, I attended a social gathering with a group of mental health providers. As people were talking, I heard someone make the comment, “Oh, I don’t work with autistic people.” I was not surprised by this comment as I have heard many colleagues say similar things in a number of professional settings over the years. I was also not surprised to observe that most of the other therapists present either offered neutral responses or agreed that they too didn’t work with autistic people.