Art and Autism
Researcher Blythe Corbett of the U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute in Sacramento discusses the misunderstood world of autism and its connections to creativity.
by Kurt Andersen
What can art reveal about autism? Researcher Blythe Corbett guides Kurt Andersen through the misunderstood world of autism and its connections to creativity. Blythe Corbett is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at the U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute in Sacramento, a center dedicated to autism research. She also addresses some of the controversies surrounding autism including the debate on childhood vaccinations and the emerging neurodiversity movement among adults on
the disorder spectrum.