tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post4208694608404446490..comments2024-02-04T16:46:03.204-08:00Comments on Radical Neurodivergence Speaking: Awareness kills.Neurodivergent Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02815685510033244185noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-71656362238307756932012-04-24T07:13:41.379-07:002012-04-24T07:13:41.379-07:00And of course, if those of us who are big enough t...And of course, if those of us who are big enough to fight back start doing so, we get told how baaaaad and such we are. *shakes head*<br /><br />Those films in which the entire world population is suddenly reduced to very little look more attractive with every passing day, honestly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-56893320508140563092012-04-09T20:42:38.244-07:002012-04-09T20:42:38.244-07:00You are so totally right about this!You are so totally right about this!Patty O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15598358666714482323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-36577306755432869122012-04-07T14:00:47.758-07:002012-04-07T14:00:47.758-07:00You are right, K. The public conversation and des...You are right, K. The public conversation and description of autism so far has centered around tragedy - even without a parent murdering their child. It's almost a "well, we knew something bad would happen - autism, you know."<br /><br />We need to take back the public discourse.Brenda Rothman (Mama Be Good)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17399227210081662280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-7071411394124479832012-04-05T04:31:52.595-07:002012-04-05T04:31:52.595-07:00There needs to be a serious backlash against Autis...There needs to be a serious backlash against Autism Speaks and other groups that transmit anti-autistic bigotry memes. Even though most people who hear this pervasive denigration won't act on it, every few weeks we're seeing what happens when someone takes it too seriously.<br /><br />"Autistics aren't really human" + "Autism will destroy your family" = "We're sorry you got arrested for killing your autistic child"<br /><br /><br />It isn't just that these groups have free speech and choose to use it abusively--they're doing it in the name of helping us. But they're not helping us, and we see how their actions make things worse. Calling Autism Speaks an autism charity is like calling the Ku Klux Klan a racial harmony charity. When all the autistics or blacks are gone, the bigots will find harmony. (Meanwhile, the leaders are rolling in high salaries from those donations...)<br /><br />Does free speech include the right to make false statements inciting violence against individuals with neurological differences? We don't let the Klan incite violence by fearmongering about black stereotypes, so why should Autism Speaks, Age of Autism, etc. get away with it?<br /><br />Equal rights for blacks was pretty radical in the 1950s and we still haven't achieved a colorblind society. But we've come far enough that any public figure who talked about blacks the way the Wrights and Dr. Bryna Siegel talk about autistics would be shamed off the stage for it.<br /><br />I know that ASAN and some wonderful people in the autistic community (such as our blog owner) are doing their best to speak out. Kudos for you, of course. But there are so few of us compared to them and their massive publicity budget.Spectrum Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216063271448294498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-11141566528088801152012-04-04T14:00:55.903-07:002012-04-04T14:00:55.903-07:00With the media, it will always be the bad stuff th...With the media, it will always be the bad stuff that gets highlighted. What a shame. There is so much to praise and so much love and wonder with autism. Awareness must change. You are right. It is NOT all bad.Karen V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02432239210579792788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-87424191714755172682012-04-04T03:33:58.735-07:002012-04-04T03:33:58.735-07:00It's particularly disturbing that people would...It's particularly disturbing that people would have that kind of a "oh, poor mom" reaction to an autistic child being killed given the insane drama around the whole Casey Anthony case. Gah, it's hard to know: how do we keep people safe? Sighing heavily this morning.Roiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.com