Why protest autism speaks?
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Kanner's patients fit much more closely with the category of "high functioning." The inclusion of "low functioning" autistic diagnoses was something that happened years later, and my understanding is that many people objected to this necessary inclusion.
So you're already misusing the label "Kanner's autism."
Anyway, one of the reasons for the change in the DSM-5 is the fact that which label you were diagnosed with depended more on where you were diagnosed and sometimes what your needs were perceived to be more than a strict adherence to the criteria for autism disorder, PDD-NOS, or Asperger's Syndrome.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/scie ... utism.html
It's a shame this was tucked away right at the end, presumably as "balance":
"These might include attention to detail and the ability to pursue something for long periods of time, however apparent ability in some areas may lead people to underestimate the challenges individuals face in other parts of their lives."
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those that are lower functioning may need some more assistance in talking and stuff, but you know what? that's not a bad thing. i mean, think about it, when a lower functioning child can go from speaking 10 words to 40, isn't that a good thing? that's because he/she got help doing it. sometimes, we spectrumites don't like to think we need help because that makes us feel bad when we look around and see that many other people don't get that kind of help. but remember, when they were toddlers, they needed help talking too, and that took a while as well. but they could talk in the end, and that's because they got help. what people in general, not just those on the spectrum, need to realize is that help is not a bad thing, and we should stop being jealous or envied at other people's abilities.
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we shouldn't given that kind of help help by someone who thinks they're trying to "cure" us, because it doesn't. it just helps us along the way. i would never take that kind of help from Speaks because i know they're using those programs on how to talk thinking that they'll "cure" our autism. we should be very careful who we out our trust in.
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People can call themselves what they want but but what I have noticed based on lot of posts here and elsewhere is that since the DSM 5 manual came out a lot of people either don't want to call themselves Aspies anymore or instead of an identity like it was it is just used as a descriptor. My guess is because of black and white type thinking people here put a lot of importance on what an "official" organization like the DSM 5 says. Also if something is repeated often enough people will believe it. Especially if it's respected authorities like psychologist and The New York Times saying it. That is what I think a lot of the Aspie wanabee perception is about.
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We need to lean on each other. That is WHY we are putting together an autistic community within an already existing community. That is WHY we are urging that inexpensive mini retreats be organized in every area. That is WHY we are working on one on one mentoring. That is WHY we are studying about self employment and business patrnerships. That is WHY Star Ford is putting together a retreat center in NM that will be run exclusively by Autistics[ they need volunteers to build it], and WHY she is working hard to open more technological jobs for Autistics. That is why when, after nearly 20 years, Autreat ceased to exist, others formed a group to replace it with something even better [check out kenG posts. He gets ignored even more often than me, despite the fact that every post he makes is a message of leaning on each other.] That is WHY Agent Palpatine keeps bumping up-I mean asking for more information- threads pertaining to what we, as Autistic people can do to assist each other. That is WHY so many on WP are lifting others from despair,protecting our more vulnerable and/or young from emotional predators. That is why Kingdom of Rats, among others, teaches us so much of what'sin her very soul.
We are Autistics. Most of us are a lot tougher than we know. We are ALL capable of learning how to lean on others and allow other autistics to lean on us. Interdependence. That is what we need.
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Speaking 10 to 40 words... or say helping them to use PECS, typing, text to voice, sign language, etc, that might work better for them. Why is the importance on making anyone function like NTs? Why not find what works best and help them do that?
I am not sure what the rest of what you're saying is in reference to.
Plain and simple, click here and find out why boycotting Autism Speaks matters (to us, anyway)
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Most adult aspies just want to be who we are and don't want a "cure", but many parents with autistic or aspergic kids want their kids to stop having meltdowns, be able to socialize, and just generally be "normal". Autism Speaks is brainwashing the parents into believing that their children need a "cure" no matter how dangerous it could be, and it doesn't want children to be vaccinated despite no true evidence that vaccines cause autism. They want parents to believe their kids will become serial killers from their lack of empathy although most autistic and aspie people become victims instead of victimizers. The want to keep success stories about real people, famous people who are geniuses, inventors, artists, actors and musicians, away from the public and sensationalize the negativity.
Back in medieval times people with epilepsy were burned at the stake, and they thought Jewish people were evil witches and warlocks because they actually bathed. It wasn't that long ago homosexuality was believed to be a mental illness and that all gay men were pedophiles. Children who were left-handed were called stupid and eternally dammed and forced to use their right hand with their left one tied behind their backs. Nothing has changed. Nothing.
Back in medieval times people with epilepsy were burned at the stake, and they thought Jewish people were evil witches and warlocks because they actually bathed. It wasn't that long ago homosexuality was believed to be a mental illness and that all gay men were pedophiles. Children who were left-handed were called stupid and eternally dammed and forced to use their right hand with their left one tied behind their backs. Nothing has changed. Nothing.
Thing is... curing adults wouldn't do much for us. I discuss that HERE
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