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It's autism awareness month. The time when the ignorant pretend to care yet they think autism is the same as mentally retardation. How fake and ironic is that?
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Alexender
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...okay. Well I am going to ask my brother to talk about it some
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Damn it, I haven't finished my My Little Pony Fanfic with an autistic Derpy yet, or even started mine with an autistic Fluttershy.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Its VERY.
I only celebrate AS month in secret, because I don't like when people know
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Autism awareness day is more than just trying to raise awareness, it's about celebrating autism for some and getting others to accept it as a difference, something that doesn't necessarily have to change but be embraced.
For people not affected by autism little is still known about it. Instead of complaining about people thinking it's only about mental retardation you could help spread awareness. Awareness being information about how varied the autistic spectrum is. Make them aware that it's not just about debilitating symptoms but has some strengths, strengths we'd rather keep intact.
What to you think this type of bickering will accomplish? Do you want others to look at those on the spectrum as just a bunch of whingers and complainers?
The most vocal on Autism Awareness Day and month are usually parents of autistic children, self advocates and charities. And not necessarily charities looking for a cure. A lot has changed out there with how people view autism. In the media they're interviewing individuals from all over the spectrum and their families. Parents are getting over the suffering part and being proud of their children and encouraging them for being themselves.
The media does talk about autism as a disorder because that's what it is and it's impossible to overlook the negative parts of it and nor should you. Imagine the backlash the media would get when the plight of severely autistic kids get left out. The longer stories go fro more of a balance between the whole spectrum.
I think it's nice that there is one day when people's attention is drawn to the issues I face everyday and hopefully some people will be able to learn more about it.
I don't regret at all writing about what I wrote about the people here in my blog. It's all so true. Maybe if you stopped dwelling on the negative you might be able to see this day and month in a whole other light.
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| pensieve wrote: | Autism awareness day is more than just trying to raise awareness, it's about celebrating autism for some and getting others to accept it as a difference, something that doesn't necessarily have to change but be embraced.
For people not affected by autism little is still known about it. Instead of complaining about people thinking it's only about mental retardation you could help spread awareness. Awareness being information about how varied the autistic spectrum is. Make them aware that it's not just about debilitating symptoms but has some strengths, strengths we'd rather keep intact.
What to you think this type of bickering will accomplish? Do you want others to look at those on the spectrum as just a bunch of whingers and complainers?
The most vocal on Autism Awareness Day and month are usually parents of autistic children, self advocates and charities. And not necessarily charities looking for a cure. A lot has changed out there with how people view autism. In the media they're interviewing individuals from all over the spectrum and their families. Parents are getting over the suffering part and being proud of their children and encouraging them for being themselves.
The media does talk about autism as a disorder because that's what it is and it's impossible to overlook the negative parts of it and nor should you. Imagine the backlash the media would get when the plight of severely autistic kids get left out. The longer stories go fro more of a balance between the whole spectrum.
I think it's nice that there is one day when people's attention is drawn to the issues I face everyday and hopefully some people will be able to learn more about it.
I don't regret at all writing about what I wrote about the people here in my blog. It's all so true. Maybe if you stopped dwelling on the negative you might be able to see this day and month in a whole other light. |
Hear hear. Well said. It is presumably aimed at people who know little or nothing about it. So I'd say anything up from that is probably progress.
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I'm using social media to post positive Youtube videos about Autism as well a some aphorism styled statements that are largely unknown in the NT world.
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I'm raisin awareness on fan pages that I administrate
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The irony is within the term "Autism Awareness" itself... Everyone is aware of autism's existence, but few know what it is, and have no clue the difference between autism and Down Syndrome! It's as silly as if people didn't know the difference between red hair and a sixth toe!
I wish we could educate people on WHAT AUTISM IS; rather than just to put a sticker on your car to let people know you've heard the word, and maybe have donated some money to an autism cause. Wouldn't it be a better world for us, if anyone who learned of our autism, could treat us accordingly? I mean that they could maybe be more direct in situations where body language and innuendo is not enough, and be respectful of situations where we might need to say we're a bit overwhelmed by a situation, and need a minute... much the same as a person not in a wheelchair might hold a door for a person who is. With a physical difference, such as those which might put us in a wheelchair, it's obvious that anyone might consider being considerate. But with autism, there is not always anything to see, and that's where AWARENESS is the key.
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It is because of the irony that I don't celebrate Autism Month openly.
If I have Autie/ Aspie sons and/or daughters, then sure , I will be more open.
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How uneducated do you have to be to not be able to tell the difference between autism and Down syndrome???
I could do that when I was, like, six. Seriously. And I'm, like, retarded, har-dee-har-har.
No-- not uneducated. STUPID. In the sense in which my father used the word-- "Chickie, stupid ain't being slow. It ain't making mistakes. Stupid is not using the sense God gave you."
You know, frankly, looking back on the last 20 years...
...I don't want to even pretend to speak for anyone who's profoundly autistic or raising a profoundly autistic child, because that's not within the realm of my experience...
...but I would be a lot better off if there was less awareness, thank you very much.
I was a lot better off when there was less awareness.
A little awareness-- or a lot of wrong information-- is a dangerous thing.
From the point of view of someone who could probably evade diagnosis if she'd been after that rather than trying to get her hands on solid answers (which there aren't any).
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