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Re: Autism/Asperger's links, news, and commentary, week of June 18, 2009

squabwithfibro — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:55:02 GMT

For parents, it is about loving the child who does exist instead of the child his parents wish existed. I have quoted you here. I love that comment. It is a piece of good advice for all parents.....Your comments about Safe Haven are excellent. Our society needs to prepare to provide for appropriate, least restrictive places. There is much work that remains to be done. Another great blog!

Autism/Asperger's links, news, and commentary, week of June 18, 2009

OutsideTheCircle — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:47:15 GMT

This is a special edition of my Thursday links post. June 18th is Neurodiversity Day, also known as Autistic

Autism/Asperger's links, news, and commentary, week of June 18, 2009

OutsideTheCircle — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:46:22 GMT

This is a special edition of my Thursday links post. June 18th is Neurodiversity Day, also known as Autistic

Re: Wendy Portillo and other systematic abuse of autistics

afo49guy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:08:29 GMT

Wendy Portillo`s actions would have been condemned by any of the teachers I had back in the 50`s and 60`s. Even the ones we liked least would not have stooped to that kind of thing. ollie

Re: Wendy Portillo and other systematic abuse of autistics

squabwithfibro — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:12:31 GMT

This is such a sad story. I really thought people had grown past this kind of thinking. She should not be teaching. Just my opinion. Sigh.

Wendy Portillo and other systematic abuse of autistics

OutsideTheCircle — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:29:49 GMT

Wendy Portillo still has her job. There are literally no words that can describe how much this miscarriage

Autism and vaccines and demons, oh my!

OutsideTheCircle — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:48:55 GMT

Morton's Demon - a hypothetical creature that a scientist named Glenn R. Morton described as an illustration

Re: Is tone deafness acceptable? Why not face blindness?

Nanal — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:10:09 GMT

You did describe face blindness very well. I had never heard of it either. Val is right in that this is another malady that....." doesn't show ".........thereby it gets included with the many others .....like......fibromyalgia........pain...etc. etc. When you have to keep describing yourself.....or worse.....defending yourself........it sure does get old fast ! Thanks for helping us understand what you go through with.......face blindness. Education is more than half the battle......isn't it ? .......peace and love......Norma

Re: Is tone deafness acceptable? Why not face blindness?

afo49guy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:03:32 GMT

I think some of waht you may be running into is just plain due to the fact many,if not most, people haven`t heard of face blindness or have the slightest idea of what having it is like . I sometimes have trouble recognizing people`s voices over the telephone.They usually tend to be people I dont see or speak to frequently. When I was a boy, my mother stressed the importance of introducing yourself when you call on the phone.In my case it would be something like: Hi, this ollie, how are you Joe? Some people just assume you will recognize their voices and will take offense if you ask them who they are.Now that we have caller ID, this is no longer a problem. If the caller ID reads UNKNOWN CALLER or NAME BLOCKED, we do not answer the caller.The answering machine is set to ANNOUNCE ONLY and they get an electronic voice that states" No one is available to take your call " then hangs up without letting them leave a message.This approach tends to discourage telemarketers. ollie

A Third of Children Diagnosed as Autistic in the US Take Celexa-- New Study Finds It's Less Effective Than a Placebo

Disabled Politico — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:45:10 GMT

Approximately one third of Autistic children in the United States take the anti-depressant citalopram

Re: Is tone deafness acceptable? Why not face blindness?

squabwithfibro — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:36:38 GMT

Thank you for sharing the link. It was very helpful in understanding Face Blindness.

Re: Is tone deafness acceptable? Why not face blindness?

squabwithfibro — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:30:55 GMT

Very interesting. I am not familiar with face blindness. You describe it very well. I guess it's like people understanding (not) an invisible disability such as chronic pain. Face blindness is invisible to those tho just don't understand. It is frustrating to help them "get it"....it must be difficult to remain patient with them. I know it is for those of us who suffer with chronic pain. People can't "get" what they can't see.

Re: Daniel Hauser and the rights of patients

bonnie — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:26:22 GMT

As someone who had to leave the country to get the treatment I needed, which was not sanctioned by the AMA, and therefore not legal if used to replace "standard" practice, I agree with the intent of this Post. I would also remark that the statistics quoted are gathered by the very people who earn their living administering these treatments that are so statistically proven, and many "free thinkers" don't agree. I am one, and I am still alive. Go Daniel, Go! bonnie

Daniel Hauser and the rights of patients

OutsideTheCircle — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:41:36 GMT

Let me make one thing clear: I want Daniel Hauser to recieve chemotherapy for his cancer. The Hauser