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thechoccybiccy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is a fantastic video. I totally understand the analogy with slavery. Anybody in this world who is of low status (and we are all lower status excluding the small handful of elite) and can not or will not hide behind the herd is met with constant belittling, discrimination, bullying and ignorance. Is there any wonder a condition in which telling the truth and being true to oneself is pathological is considered such a threat? The black movement is an inspiration for all. We shall overcome!
angiepohja (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I think your comparison of autistics to slaves is a bit extreme. My 11 year old son is also autistic. Of course, we live in Finland where social services truly exist. My son, who is verbal, has been taught sign language in school and receives other thearpies as well, including horseback riding lessons. Instead of lashing out at Marty Murphy perhaps you better use your energies confronting your governement. Godd time for it now, as it is an election year.
Btw, I am also a Yankee.
KuraiGaka2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Social development and general interaction is what helps build your personality! What if the lack of it helped you to be the person that you currently are? It's also very immature to say "All the bad things will go away but the good things will stay if you got rid of your autism"! EVERYONE has something painful about their lives but they still live on. If there was no pain, what would be the point of life? I know this is just your opinion but that is my opinion.
Spydyee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
How does one remove something that is thoroughly penetrating or permeating. Autism is more than the social skills issues or the communication issues. Autism is how I categorize and process information. The brain science is fully supportive of this point. Larger brain hemispheres, improper sized corpus callosum to support the larger hemispheres, and more compacted and reduced numbers of neuron in the Amygdala region of the brain.
Spydyee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Definition: Autism is a Pervasive Developmental Difference
Definition: Pervasive means thoroughly penetrating or permeating.
Spydyee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you don't think you can stand against the prejudices of society with the radical rhetoric seen here then please either stand with the non-violent social change movement or keep quiet but whatever you do don't sell your soul to the opposition like Marty has done.
Spydyee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The problem comes in the fact that we are walking down a very similar path depicted by these videos. I see Christschool, and he even considers himself, to be more like Malcolm X whereas I am more like MLK. The point is that they both had their place in the civil rights movement. So to do those that marched with them.
NocturnalBeeper (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Are YOU Autism or are you a person who HAS Autism? I think people with Autism think "finding a cure" and "being cured" is that they think they'd be a different person if their Autism was taken away. It isn't your personality or your soul that would be taken away. I'd be the painful shyness, the meltdowns, the tactile issues, etc. So the good things would be left in place and the painful things would be taken away. If your Autism was taken away, you'd still be you.
Spydyee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It is not about autistic pride but about facilitating the changes our children need. Example: It has taken me a full year to get it into the heads of the NT teachers in his school that I want my non-verbal son taught sign language and it wouldn't be happening now if there wasn't a deaf child in his class and they are all having to sign to her.
Spydyee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What is your diagnosis greyandblackpuppy? |
