Leadership Resources

Leadership Resources from the Carlson Executive MBA Program

An NPR interview with autistic author Eric Garcia, writer of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation.

An NPR interview with autistic author Eric Garcia, writer of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation.

This 24 minute interview (audio or transcript) is an excellent brief on Eric Garcia’s book, We’re Not Broken – Changing the Autism Conversation. The main message from both the book and this interview is that society should stop trying to “cure” autistic people, but instead help autistic people live fulfilling lives. Eric’s perspective is a helpful window into how autism is experienced as well as give helpful language for talking about autism.

In ‘We’re Not Broken,’ Author Eric Garcia Takes On Myths About Autism