From a post -
"Be careful with being too comfortable with "accepting" your childs autism....you wouldn't want to look back in hinesight and regret anything!"
They should accept them children and love them, that doesn't preclude them from helping the child, but I would hope it would deter them from using abusive therapies.
Greetings,
I was actually thinking of making a tshirt with a big statement on it - like a picture of someone famous like einstein and a caption with something like 'your child could one day attain this. Are you going to rob them of that?'
Saint Stevie, do you have people criticising you in your life?
This feeling damages self-esteem and creates a lot of problems. Many people want to changes themselves as they feel they aren't right or perfect, pressure from friends if they are overweight, feel ugly, don't wear the latest fashion.
People can be put under pressure from their family to over-achieve in school or career.
Some people who are overweight are desperately looking for a cure for obesity, and don't feel that they can be happy with how they are.
Isn't it better to help someone who feels like that, and let them know that they have value in their own right and its ok to be different?
I remember the episode when Lisa thought that she would lose her intelligence and become like Bart and Homer, she was devastated.
Even though Bart is popular she didn't want to trade her mind for that.
Are these real quotes, or just made up?
I think is unrealistic and unattainable to get everyone else to "accept us for what we are"
The only problem with achieving the impossible is that people dont try hard enough. (people will be quoting that when I'm famous 
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Saint Stevie, if I can take artistic licence with something you said -
Quote from an african american slave in 1860 -
"I think is unrealistic and unattainable to get everyone else to "accept us for what we are" - there are more of them than there are of us: why should we expect them all to bend to our whim? It is our responsibility to make the effort towards them, not t'other way 'round. If "the majority" had to twist and turn to meet the self-interest needs of every single minority group then the whole world would end up in a giant game of "Twister"."
Quote from a woman in 1910 to others trying to attain the vote for women -
"I think is unrealistic and unattainable to get everyone else to "accept us for what we are" - there are more of them than there are of us: why should we expect them all to bend to our whim? It is our responsibility to make the effort towards them, not t'other way 'round. If "the majority" had to twist and turn to meet the self-interest needs of every single minority group then the whole world would end up in a giant game of "Twister"."
Quote from a gay man in 1950 -
"I think is unrealistic and unattainable to get everyone else to "accept us for what we are" - there are more of them than there are of us: why should we expect them all to bend to our whim? It is our responsibility to make the effort towards them, not t'other way 'round. If "the majority" had to twist and turn to meet the self-interest needs of every single minority group then the whole world would end up in a giant game of "Twister"."
Quote from a person with AIDS in 1989 -
"I think is unrealistic and unattainable to get everyone else to "accept us for what we are" - there are more of them than there are of us: why should we expect them all to bend to our whim? It is our responsibility to make the effort towards them, not t'other way 'round. If "the majority" had to twist and turn to meet the self-interest needs of every single minority group then the whole world would end up in a giant game of "Twister"."
I do respect how you feel Saint Stevie, and I hope things can change so that we all have less pressure to conform, and all the negativity that goes with that.
Accept yourself first and you have the confidence to not NEED the acceptance of others, you will always be accepted by those who see what matters: intelligence, honesty, logical thought
Or would you rather put on an act and be accepted by those who only see how well you can talk about the weather and britney spear's latest album or what the neighbours are doing etc?
I'd rather be myself and be accepted for me
Stevie said " I have a limited circle of almost-friends that know all about and "understand" my affliction - I still can't relate normally with them no matter how much "understanding" they affect - frankly, I'm sick of it!"
Wow, I hardly know anyone and don't have any friends, if I kind of did and they understood me it would be quite something.
Maybe its a glass half empty situation?
Stevie said ""Putting on an act" is the only way to get anywhere if you're aspie - that's just the way it is, matey. Its torture, but I do it because its a basic necessity of survival - bitter reality is that its either that or live in sheltered housing the rest of my life and that isn't an option..... "
It may be the way it is for you, but not for many others.
I can't put on a convincing act anyway, I can't pass as NT, people can tell straight off I'm weird/eccentric.
Noetic I never said Stevie was almost NT.
After my comment to her, I asked an open question about the nature of some people who may want a cure, and where they may stand on the spectrum.
I think Paula was asking comments in order to understand better how Stevie feels as she does, and was offering her own opinion on it, which is fair enough.
I think people can go through certain phases in their life when they feel more negative or positive to their own situation.
I am not saying that is the case for Stevie, but for anyone, in any situation.
Can this mean you also aren't really a Saint??? :wink:
"People quote these posts out of context without even bothering to verify that it was indeed the said woman who posted it. As I said, cyberculture has gotten extremely vicious and I have no doubt that there are people out there who would take my words and make my life a living hell."
Sadly this is currently happening to me. Its extremely bothering and seems there is very little you can do to protect yourself. If people wish to defame you or harrass you, they go ahead and you have little choice to avoid it.