tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post434641814527489799..comments2023-08-23T00:31:14.113-04:00Comments on Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Central Ohio: Why Autism Speaks Does Not Speak for Usasancentralohiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911499086449987162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post-6832846854413802382014-07-23T05:02:26.846-04:002014-07-23T05:02:26.846-04:00I realize that the above two comments are from 201...I realize that the above two comments are from 2013, but I feel I need to respond to anon here:<br /><br />Believe it or not, autism is not intrinsically a bad thing. It does not make a person smarter or dumber than anyone else; it simply means they are different. They experience the world in a way that allistics cannot possibly fathom. So many great thinkers have been autistic-- regarded as geniuses simply because they have thoughts so utterly different from "normal" people's and were able to express their complex or profound ideas. Autistic people have trouble communicating their thoughts to others quite often (it's a bit like trying to describe a word in another language that has no equivalent in English). Autism is not a disease, or a disability, or an evil monster that possesses good, neurotypical kids. It is simply a different kind of mind. Eliminating that from the species has no benefit, and only serves to prevent people like Nikola Tesla or Albert Einstein from being born. Not only that, but trying to prevent autistic babies being born is about as moral as trying to prevent black babies being born. It only reflects the NT society's desire to just not deal with us. Being autistic wouldn't be nearly as much of a problem if society accepted autistic people as humans. Just because you know some people who would rather be NT doesn't mean that all of us feel that way. I think the majority of us don't.Elisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post-20615425205057085152013-09-10T16:13:28.541-04:002013-09-10T16:13:28.541-04:00Furthermore, the two citations you gave to the res...Furthermore, the two citations you gave to the resignation of those execs does not show any evidence that AS supports the idea that vaccines cause autism. They are merely conducting more research on the subject as scientists. Those two individuals leaving the organization for that reason alone is mind-boggling to me. AS has two branches- advocacy and research. I would say the research side is much larger. Doing more vaccine research is not the same as telling parents that vaccines cause autism. Most parents are not even wise to research- so someone else is feeding them these theories by saying "AS believes this and that." They are doing science-if people don't like that, they do not have to donate to AS. Leading a full-on anti-AS movement is pointless and absurd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post-65755629078420521962013-09-09T13:58:42.174-04:002013-09-09T13:58:42.174-04:00AS was started by a man whose grandson had autism....AS was started by a man whose grandson had autism. Why do you have a problem with finding the genetics behind autism? Just because people with autism are perfectly capeable individuals, doesn't mean they would prefer to have autism. Much of my work has been with extremely "low-functioning" individuals on the spectrum and those horror stories are very true. Also, I would like to know why in the world you use the term "autistic" when your goals are so geared towards stopping the "dehuminization" of people on the spectrum? No corporation is perfect, AS isn't about what some of their researchers say or think- it's about the actual outcomes of research. Early diagnosis= early intervention= better outcomes for kiddos. While you can speak for people on the spectrum, I feel that it is unfair for you to take a voice for parents and non-spectrum advocates, since you have not walked in their shoes. No one is trying to "eradicate" people with autism. They are trying to prevent autism- and I have no idea why that would be a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post-8295980726406650622011-08-29T14:02:40.225-04:002011-08-29T14:02:40.225-04:00I'M NOT SiCK! I am not a DISEASE. I DON'...I'M NOT SiCK! I am not a DISEASE. I DON'T need to be FIXED. I don't need to CHANGE. Or LEARN how to be NORMAL. Why do you support someone whose brain is different because of something stupid they did to themselves, but don't support those who were just born that way? I am not a terrorist, I am not insane. I am not a victim. <br /><br />I DO NOT NEED TO BE ERADICATED! <br /><br /><br />I am alive. Don't take that away because I was born with a different way of thinking.<br /><br />Why are my parents trying to kill me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post-62905708824078716592011-06-09T15:29:37.073-04:002011-06-09T15:29:37.073-04:00Thanks for communicating so well; this is not a di...Thanks for communicating so well; this is not a disease to be cured but a diversity to be understood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post-56811265081917712922009-10-29T14:50:27.057-04:002009-10-29T14:50:27.057-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj84FekP7G8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj84FekP7G8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097163715974674915.post-83115219331251555442009-08-18T16:23:33.768-04:002009-08-18T16:23:33.768-04:00Thank you for such a well-researched article.Thank you for such a well-researched article.bboynekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309101165674510751noreply@blogger.com