Bit puzzled, there is only one anti-cure group that I know of, which is AFF, lol.
There are individuals, but not actual groups as far as I know.
An individual acts as an internet identity if it has a website.
Right now I am trying to understand others opinions, reasoning through some of the contents posted on other sites. As well as figuring out what to write about..
This isn’t the only one.
To Amy & Gareth: Either or...
1.Is there any evidence from your observations thus far that certain individuals with A.S or Autism are for a cure?
2.With the somewhat recent and most vicious opinionated attacks against A.F.F on another Autism site how are you faring with what was said? What I mean is it obviously upset persons involved. So is it of the past, something you and those involved have gotten over with and moved on? It is disappointing in a way to see such things but from what I have observed it’s an isolated event, of which few agree with.
3.With regards to the Autistic pride website and its events have individuals contacted you saying they will be partaking in certain activities with respects to it. If so what exactly have they said they will be doing? How will they be honoring its day specifically? Other then what is published on the site to do of course, I'm asking if others are catching onto it and if they are what specifically have they said they will be doing?
4.How does the possibility of being observed by outside organization with respects to your activities in autistic activism such as the news or media organizations make you feel? Do you at times feel pressured, stressed or overwhelmed with it all?
5.How many hours a day and within the average week do you spend working on, maintaining and growing your sites network?
6.Are you looking for more volunteers? If so what exactly are you looking for them to do?
7. How many hits and unique visitors does your primary website get a day?
You can reply here or at nathan@aspergershosting.com
Wow, this is serious stuff!
I don't know much about any other organisation out there that doesn't want cure for autism/AS so can really only talk about my personal perspective on the subject.
Some people with AS might feel best just going with the flow and trying to make it in the "real world" as best they can. They pay a horrendouse price - the loss of their real identity, but only the individual can make this decision. For some, the benefits of fitting in with the "normals" outweighs the loss of their real personality and true being.
I don't want to pretend to like people I don't like and pretend I don't like people that I do like but every day, that is what society expects of us. Being a phony is not something that I want to aspire to. I can tell when people are putting on a pretence so why do they bother to do it?
It would be nice to be able to have more self-confidence, but I don't believe being cured of autism will do this even if such a cure were possible.
It's rather ironic to me that's there's all this emphasis on equity and diversity with regard to race, religion, sexual preference and so on, but not with regard to people like us.
That is my 2c worth for today.
I'm working on a news article and they are working on a reply.
I've read yours thanks for it.