Aspies For Freedom

http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/

"Think autism, think cure"

"Thank you Jenny McCarthy"

I also saw this thing:

http://northwestindianaautism.com/biomed.php

"excessive amounts of bad bacteria in the gut, parasites, yeast, viruses  lead to autistic symptoms. These imbalances can be corrected with homeopathy"

... basically what the article is saying.

I have learned that Asperger's and OCD are the chic mental things Du Jour... the "thing" of the stars and rich and famous... and BUCKS to be made..

at many of these conferences I have seen the Ching Ching in the eyes of many doctors... You  have to be careful.. .but I attend many conferences.. and speak as an Aspie...    Question their therapies... etc..  Its a circus.. .but you do get the latest on research..! I go the Aspie conferences, and OCD... I need to add Hypomanic to the list but its of least importance to me...

Erkolos.. Lets go sell some snakeoil there and make a few $$$$~   Tell them we take a secret liquid from aspies which automatically prevents Aspergers or cures it...   We can fill the bottles in the restrooms ! It is natural and organic and its from a REAL Aspie.

Oh BTW.. being a very high functioning aspie.. they love too ooo and ahhhh... and look me over with a magnifying glass    They are so simple.. BUT they do have information.  I get it however I can.

I say we sell Aspie calendars there.. and an Aspie dating service.   Think Big!

Aye it's the same with me, cuz i'm the "grand high poobah" of High Functioning Aspergers Syndrome I often get Emails from people asking to research me I've got two on the go atm.

Ian

Same here because there are so many in my family and multiple generations...

Look at this from their mission statement:

"The mission of the National Autism Association is to educate and empower families affected by autism and other neurological disorders, while advocating on behalf of those who cannot fight for their own rights."

Who are these people who email you?

Jenny McCarthy is an idiot. She has already dissed vaccines on Larry King - and the instant she did that she lost me completely. Two faced bitch!!

And I also saw some other drivel from some idiot called Greg Ciola. Got all upset because a supermarket checkout girl promoted the flu vaccine, and he gave her an undeserved earful about it - complete with a pack of lies about vaccines being dangerous and unneccessary!

He got the nomination for "Loon of the Week" on the Quackbusters email list!

Yetti, Ian, how do I know if I am a high functioning Aspergerian?

http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=9714

I think that there are certain foods which might be better for people with ASD type disorders.

Chocolate and cannabis totally ruin my concentration more than NTs I know and do they not disrupt left-right brain co-ordination, something we have a problem with anyway?

Onion and garlic are also disruptive to a lesser extent, if what I am thinking is correct.

Well i'm not being funny but from what I gather you're holding down a fairly decent job with virtually zero trouble

Dammit, that site is even worse than Hating Autism.

Erk, did you say that just to wind me up?

I'M KIDDING!!!!

Seriously, sites that oppose us in general have their own ways of being inherently bad. Comparing this site to others like it (including HA) is like comparing apples with oranges really - because the reasons beyond the root reason are inherently different. If you see what I mean.

For me, caffeine and coffee are incredibly helpful.  But may be more addictive in ASD folks because we have an enhanced fight-or-flight response, hence we tend to become addicted to our own adrenaline.

I believe this is one of the main reasons I became an addict... I have a very sensitive response to stimulants, and drugs in general.  But at the same time, I also have ADD, so this issue of caffeine and other drugs has become very complex.  At the same time I depend on stimulants to break through my ADD, I also become edgy and anxious, and I also get a profoundly addictive buzz.  Strange...

Maybe she thinks we should eat dirt, mouldy bread, and worms to cure the above problems?