Amy S.F. Lutz

About

Amy S.F. Lutz, Ph.D., is a historian of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of We Walk: Life with Severe Autism (2020) and Each Day I Like It Better: Autism, ECT, and the Treatment of Our Most Impaired Children (2014). She is also the Vice-President of the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA).

Books by Amy S.F. Lutz

Recent Posts

Autism App Targets the "Holy Grail" of Communication

Syntax is especially difficult for many autistic people with severe language impairment. Researchers just released the first tool to use AI to teach more complex communication.

Do Disability-Specific Settings Violate the ADA?

Commentary: Unpacking new guidance from the Department of Justice.

TikTok Videos on Autism Largely Inaccurate

More than 70% of autism information on TikTok is inaccurate, according to a new study. Here's why that's dangerous IRL.

An Interview with Neurodiversity Originator Judy Singer

A new framework to promote honest discussion about impairment.

The Need for Evidence-Based Interventions in Autism

Why are some in the autism community still promoting a debunked communication technique?

Why are some in the autism community still promoting a debunked communication technique?

Fighting Censorship in Autism Discourse

Severely autistic people struggle with life-limiting or even life-threatening symptoms. Yet some neurodiversity advocates make it hard for researchers to talk about them.

Severely autistic people struggle with life-limiting or even life-threatening symptoms. Yet some neurodiversity advocates make it hard for researchers to talk about them.

New Research May Change How We Think About the Autism Spectrum

Autism is currently considered completely different from ADHD, OCD, and other diagnoses. New research suggests we've been thinking about neurodivergence all wrong.

Autism is currently considered completely different from ADHD, OCD, and other diagnoses. New research suggests we've been thinking about neurodivergence all wrong.

Autism Action Month: Severe Autism Edition

This April, as autism success stories flood the internet, don't forget about severe autism families who may be living in a constant state of crisis. Here's what you can do to help.

This April, as autism success stories flood the internet, don't forget about severe autism families who may be living in a constant state of crisis. Here's what you can do to help.

Lancet Commission Calls for New Category: "Profound Autism"

The proposal for a more precise classification for those most disabled by autism reflects a growing realization that this population has been sidelined.

The proposal for a more precise classification for those most disabled by autism reflects a growing realization that this population has been sidelined.

The Reverse Field of Dreams Fallacy in Disability Policy

The plight of a severely autistic Pennsylvania boy stuck in a hospital for months highlights the consequences of closing intensive, disability-specific settings.

The plight of a severely autistic Pennsylvania boy stuck in a hospital for months highlights the consequences of closing intensive, disability-specific settings.