"We're Not Autistic": when Politics Fuel Stigmatization of Disability

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By implying that autism corresponds to a lack of listening and understanding, the Minister of Labour Jean-Pierre Farandou has conveyed, according to the experts, an erroneous picture of this disorder.

Liberation

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The new Minister of Labour and Solidarity has tried to justify the reversal of the pension reform, on France 2, by stigmatizing people with a disability or development disorder.

20 Minutes

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The minister, invited to France 2 declared "we are not autistic, we can see that this reform is going badly" of pensions, causing the ire of elected officials and associations

franceinfo.fr

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"We are not autistic, we can see that it is going badly, this reform", declared Tuesday the minister on France 2 in an attempt to defend the suspension until 2028 of the pension reform.

Le Figaro

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After his blunder against Léa Salamé, the new Minister of Labour and Solidarity apologized.

Le Parisien

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Invited on the plateau of Léa Salamé, Jean-Pierre Farandou was asked about the suspension of the pension reform, announced a few hours earlier by Sébastien Lecornu.