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57 Duq. L. Rev. 92 (2019)
Allowing Autistic Academics the Freedom to Be Autistic: The ADA and a Neurodiverse Future in Pennsylvania and beyond

handle is hein.journals/duqu57 and id is 105 raw text is: Allowing Autistic Academics the Freedom to Be Autistic: The ADA and a Neurodiverse Future in Pennsylvania and Beyond By Brandon Stump* I. INTRODU CTION ............................................................. 93 II. TEACHING WHILE AUTISTIC: SELF- ACCOMMODATION AND THE ADA ................................ 99 III. THE BURDEN OF DISCLOSING FOR NEURODIVERGENT PERSONS WITH SOCIAL D IFFEREN CES ................................................................ 101 IV. ACCEPTING US FOR WHO WE ARE: THE LINK BETWEEN AUTISTIC BEHAVIORS AND REGARDED A S PROTECTION ............................................................ 106 A. Awkward and Earnest Socialization in the E leventh Circuit ................................................ 108 B. Personal Space Issues and Stereotypical Meltdown Behavior in the Southern District of N ew York ....................................................... 109 C. Conclusion: Takeaways from Taylor and G laser ................................................................. 110 V. WE'RE HERE, WE'RE NEUROQUEER, GET USED TO IT ! ................................................................................... 1 1 1 A. The Ninth Circuit's Causal Link Between Disability and Behavior .................................... 114 * Brandon Stump (M.F.A. - Creative Writing, University of New Orleans, 2017; J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 2010; B.S.J. - Bachelor of Science in Journalism, West Virginia University, 2007) is an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research and Writing at Duquesne University School of Law. The author extends a special thank you to Ashley Puchalski, one of his first and best LRW students, who saw potential in him just as he in her-the journey of professor and student always evolving. Additionally, he would like to thank his TA Lara Carpenter for sending him research which shaped this article when he was in a wifi-desert in western Maryland for months this summer. He also could not have written this article without the love and support of Andrea Johnson (human spouse), Pup Johnson-Stump (oldest dog child), and Sam Johnson-Stump (youngest dog child). This article is dedicated to the professors who saw what the middle school guidance counselors did not- that he was capable, worthy, and good, as well as other Autistic people who deserve to be seen as necessary, wanted, and contributors in the workplace.