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normally_impaired
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| kraken wrote: | | The deaf community has managed to establish itself as a subculture due to the common language shared by its members and the resultant shared cultural ties. Many deaf people would argue that their condition is not a disability, and reject attempts to 'cure' it. I wonder if the autism community might not benefit from their model. |
Nice idea in theory, too bad every Autistic person has their own separate language. |
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lau
Quinquaginta Novem! Male Gee-knee-us + silly bits.
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Age: 59
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Location: Somerset UK
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| normally_impaired wrote: | | kraken wrote: | | The deaf community has managed to establish itself as a subculture due to the common language shared by its members and the resultant shared cultural ties. Many deaf people would argue that their condition is not a disability, and reject attempts to 'cure' it. I wonder if the autism community might not benefit from their model. |
Nice idea in theory, too bad every Autistic person has their own separate language. |
Curiously, each deaf person has their own separate language, too.
As a strange little perseverance, I have started to teach myself British sign language. It's quite flexible, in that each user can tailor signs to mean whatever they want. It's rather more than just dialect... genuinely individualistic, so I gather.
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madam_mim
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: Oh No! Another Walk for Autism Speaks |
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| I'm totally PO'd to hear that a kid at my school is doing a 2.5Km walk for "Autism Speaks." I am making it my personal duty to tell every student who will listen what a terrible organization it is. Anything else that I could do? |
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Juniperberrygirl
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:27 am Post subject: |
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Is this for real?
Do they really want to murder baby's in the womb and call it a cure?
CockneyRebel wrote:
That's one more thing that I hate about Autism Speaks. They want to abort us. They think that autism is a fate that's worse than death.
(I don't know how to do the quote box)
Why do they think that?
It puzzles me, from what I have read on this organization they don't ask many (if any) Autistic Spectrum people what the needs are and have such an attitude to those they are supposed to help?!?!?!?
How did they appoint themselves to know what is best for a group they don't even seem to listen to?  |
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Juniperberrygirl
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:36 am Post subject: |
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Sorry if I went over-board there. I get very angry about things like this.
People pretending that they are representing another group.
For example:
I can represent my cat as I know what it needs; a warm lap, healthy tasty food and space to hunt mice (she's an outdoor cat).
How can a group be represented by a group that doesn't know what is needed? |
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