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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Acceptance Day- 5th annual |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2015, 1:42 pm
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| It's that time of year again. Autism Acceptance Day and Month. This is the 5th, so if you are using social media, please tag with #AutismAcceptanceDay5 There are also some cool initiatives such as #WalkInRed and ASAN's Autism Acceptance Month site. I think I can add some URLS here, so 2015 FB event ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Elliot Rodger killings- attempt to link autism |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 26 May 2014, 12:44 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 6,700
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| I wrote another blog post in response to the claim that Rodger had Asperger's. It turns out he did not. Another shooting has taken place. The most important thing to remember at a time like this are the victims and their families. Once again, I see media attempts to stress "Asperger's," and once aga... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "Study" linking autism and mass murder is flawed |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 22 May 2014, 10:18 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,317
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| I have looked at the actual study online, and using "data" from the study, some of the main sources of which are the UK tabloid "Daily Mail" and a site called "murdermedia," I have found that there is no correlation, either in the study or anywhere else, between autism, brain injury, and mass murder... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Designation on Virginia Driver's Licenses |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 19 Feb 2014, 2:54 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,012
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| Requesting permission to use a quote, without identifying you, to put in a note to delegates. The Chair of the committee has come out in support of the Virginia autism ID on licenses bill, which will make it much harder to stop. I will not use your name. I have collected about 20 permissions so far.... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Designation on Virginia Driver's Licenses |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2014, 4:43 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Is anyone here in or near Richmond VA? The bill is being heard in subcommittee on Monday Feb. 17, yes, that's THIS Monday. The supporters of the bill plan to be there to testify. Time and Place: 4:00 PM/GAB 5th Floor East Conference Room http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?141+sub+H190030217 |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Designation on Virginia Driver's Licenses |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2014, 9:40 am
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Replies: 31
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| Contact people if you want to write a line or two. These are members of the subcommittee to which the bill has been assigned: Virginia House Committee on Transportation, Subcommittee 3. Talking points (some suggestions) are: 1. possible discrimination/safety issues. The bill may cause more harm than... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Designation on Virginia Driver's Licenses |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2014, 11:47 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,012
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| If anyone wants to write to legislators in VA, the bill is now in the VA House of Delegates Subcommittee 3. I have some talking points/short letter and the email addresses of the legislators on that committee as well as the whole Committee on Transportation. Since the supporters of this legislation ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Designation on Virginia Driver's Licenses |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 5:07 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Did the Massachusetts bill pass? It looks like it was last year? Also, were parents/guardians able to register people? The VA one does not look, at first glance, like it would include people who do not directly request the designation, but in VA, as I already said, people other than the individual c... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Designation on Virginia Driver's Licenses |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2014, 7:45 am
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Replies: 31
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| When I first posted this, there was a place where I could "add a poll," so I clicked that and made up a question, which was "Would you put your autism dx on your driver's license?" If I actually did manage to create a poll, I have no idea how to access it! If anyone saw a poll, would you comment her... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Designation on Virginia Driver's Licenses |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 31
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| I would like to know what people think about this legislation. A bill has been introduced in VA that would allow for an autism designation (or intellectual disability designation) on a driver's license or special ID. While the bill is supposedly voluntary, new drivers who are 15.5-18 could be signed... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Boycott Autism Speaks! Petition and Sponsor Contact |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 08 Dec 2013, 7:48 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,462
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| A dedicated effort to boycott Autism Speaks sponsors, with an *educational* component, is underway. This initiative was started by a group of concerned parents and Autistics, and is underway NOW, including a Twitter Bomb component Monday December 9. Links and more info below. http://www.change.org/p... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "Neurotypical" premiere on US TV |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 5:25 am
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Replies: 42
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| I mostly have wanted to distance myself from the film. But recently, I found that PBS had created a whole page of "did you know?..." statistics about autism. 13 points, most of which were negative, including that "we are twice as likely to die." I asked them to remove it; they did not (so far). I th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "I resign my roles at Autism Speaks" John Robison |
| PaulaDurbin-Westby |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 5:17 am
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Replies: 395
Views: 23,909
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I have said THANK YOU to John anywhere I could find a place to say it. So, once again, THANK YOU, John Elder Robison.  |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Why protest autism speaks? |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 5:15 am
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Replies: 183
Views: 52,731
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Speaks holds summit in Washington |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 5:13 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,615
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| "Be scared. Be VERY scared, because Autism $peaks is coming to Washington, and they have not changed their tune a bit. But now, Autism Speaks has ratcheted its operations up a bit and wants to singlehandedly mastermind a “national plan” for autism, one that still does not include Autistics at the de... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "Neurotypical" premiere on US TV |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2013, 3:11 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 13,231
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| To put the idea of financial stress being more difficult for Autistics into perspective, the total additional amount is well over $200,000 (including interest, which theoretically could be paid early IF I had any additional money to do that, which I don't). It will take 21 additional years of paying... |
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