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matsuiny2004
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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject: autims speaks in time magazine |
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http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=12965
a link from aspies for freedom
It says that bob and suzane wright are being given honors as one fo the top 100 most influential people
and it is under the heroes section 
for complaints email the email is: letters@time.com
I already sent them mine
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Time magazine that's nothing they where at my damn door begging for money yesterday
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Freaking awesome.
Autism Speaks is the reason I have to fight people to believe my daughter even HAS an ASD. During a meeting with the school district recently I was told that "she must have it mild" and they didn't "see anything wrong with her" during our 30 minute meeting (which wasn't about debating her diagnosis, it was about getting her services for OT).
Autism Speaks perpetuates the idea that children with autism can't stop flapping and/or screaming long enough to be polite during a meeting. It can be done, it's just ten times harder getting there. My kids don't appear well-mannered because they don't have autism, they are they way they are because of hard work on my part to help them understand social situations, etc. But Autism Speaks is out there perpetuating the stereotypes so I have to keep encountering morons who are clueless.
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Thomas1138
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Yeah, I saw that...and predicted the enthusiasm around here.
If Autism Speaks bothers you guys so much, you seriously should just get organized, calibrate a sympathetic media strategy, and mount a counteroffensive. |
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Mikomi
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| Thomas1138 wrote: | Yeah, I saw that...and predicted the enthusiasm around here.
If Autism Speaks bothers you guys so much, you seriously should just get organized, calibrate a sympathetic media strategy, and mount a counteroffensive. |
I'm for it.
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kip
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I do graphic arts and web design. My sister is really good at filming too.
We could start our own Autie site. Autism ACTUALLY speaks.com. Since we are auties, we ought know what our own dang life is like.
We could tottaly do our own web/media campaign. YouTube baby! |
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Thomas1138
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 6:28 am Post subject: |
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| kip wrote: | I do graphic arts and web design. My sister is really good at filming too.
We could start our own Autie site. Autism ACTUALLY speaks.com. Since we are auties, we ought know what our own dang life is like.
We could tottaly do our own web/media campaign. YouTube baby! |
Change it to Autism SERIOUSLY Speaks (ASS).
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matsuiny2004
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| kip wrote: | I do graphic arts and web design. My sister is really good at filming too.
We could start our own Autie site. Autism ACTUALLY speaks.com. Since we are auties, we ought know what our own dang life is like.
We could tottaly do our own web/media campaign. YouTube baby! |
you should PM westernwild she is working on a group like that  . She needs a web designer and a person to do media |
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Chibi_Neko
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| kip wrote: | I do graphic arts and web design. My sister is really good at filming too.
We could start our own Autie site. Autism ACTUALLY speaks.com. Since we are auties, we ought know what our own dang life is like.
We could tottaly do our own web/media campaign. YouTube baby! |
Me too! We should so team up!
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kip
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Indeed we should! I need something to 'waste' time on! 
Though, sis and I are not getting along *her BF is a piece of trash, so meh* So, we are out a filmmaker. Oh well. |
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matsuiny2004
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| Chibi_Neko wrote: | | kip wrote: | I do graphic arts and web design. My sister is really good at filming too.
We could start our own Autie site. Autism ACTUALLY speaks.com. Since we are auties, we ought know what our own dang life is like.
We could tottaly do our own web/media campaign. YouTube baby! |
Me too! We should so team up! |
you should PM westernwild, she is lookign for people to do that. |
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burnse22
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It's a list of the most INFLUENTIAL people.
For god's sake it also has Muqtada al-Sadr and Baitullah Mehsud in the list.
Time isn't making a comment on ethics. |
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darkstone100
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| Thomas1138 wrote: | Yeah, I saw that...and predicted the enthusiasm around here.
If Autism Speaks bothers you guys so much, you seriously should just get organized, calibrate a sympathetic media strategy, and mount a counteroffensive. |
the main problem on that subject is that we need $$$$$$, which not everyone has. |
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