Aspies For Freedom

This was written by a child who went on the walk and gives me chills to think of the ultimate goal of NAAR.

"My day at the NAAR Walk – Toby aged 9

I went to the NAAR (UK) walk in Windsor today with my best friend Rory and my family. My favourite things were the bouncy castles although it was so hot that we couldn’t stay on too long. Rory liked the peregrine falcon, he wished he could stroke it but was afraid that he would lose the end of his finger.

We were also given a special job, to make sure all the bubble machines were full of whatever it is they use to make bubbles. I was surprised that we finished our five litre bottle of bubbles in an hour. There were bubbles everywhere.

We had a picnic lunch with lots of snacks, some sandwiches and an ice cream but I wasn’t sure about the hog roast as I didn’t like the idea of roasting a whole pig but Dad said it was yummy.

After lunch, my little brother and sister went to watch a clown called Mr Fuzzy. I’m a bit old for it, but they thought he was really funny. He must have been really hot in his multicoloured coat. Rory and I played with the cool binoculars that we won in the tombola. Mummy bought some books and my sister won a pink scooter – yuk.

I liked listening to the music. The steel band were really cool and the jazz band was led by my guitar teacher – I didn’t realise he was so good. When it was time for the walk to start there was a man in a kilt playing the bagpipes. I liked doing the walk. I thought the foot signs were funny as I expected a hand to point the way not a foot. I followed the red signs for the five mile walk but I wish I had only done three. When Mummy asked me why I wish I had done the shorter walk I said “because it was shorter – Duh!” We got a great frisbee when we finished.

I’ve just got home now. It’s six o’clock and I feel very tired, but happy that I’ve raised some sponsorship for a good cause. I think I’ve earned a very big pizza for tea."
http://www.naar-uk .org/about_the_walk.htm

Ugh. If I ever went on one of those walks, I would probably feel very guilty afterwards.

The letter is either made up or is from a brainwashed vulnerable little kid. Perhaps NAAR want kids to be brainwashed and vulnerable. Well, I wouldn't be!

Also notice the gimmicks NAAR has provided for the walk. Reminds you of McDonald's a bit, doesn't it?

Maybe the "combinations of ignorance" poem would be better for sending to them than anything else.

An astute observation.

Marketing ploys though effective are unoriginal.

Makes me feel sick wondering what that child was told about what the NAAR walk was for. "When you grow up you won't be able to have your own kids"

Here are some possibilities:

You know, the typical reasons. Or maybe this, the biggest lie of all:

Try to count the number of lies in that.

Also mich

you also make an excellent point how they marketing their ideology to kids.  IOW they are trying to ensure that heir kids think their way and not heaven forbid the AFF way.

I am just waiting for spectrum magazine to portray us as a dangerous cult.(!) :roll:  :roll:

I can't believe that parents took there kids to a place like this. To raise money for a group who want to change them, and tell them that they are not OK to be who they are :evil:
I don't believe that was written by an Autistic 9 year old, I don't know many autistic children but the ones I do know would have been distressed by bagpipes and all the people in a strange enviroment. Does anyone at NAAR understand anything about Autism?

On their website they're advertising for their next walk (2nd July, 2006)

Anyone fancy staging some kind of counter-action?

Yes, we do hope that some members will attend and make a peaceful protest.

Before I ask this question, I'll add the caveat that I'm a paranoid bastard.

By stating 'peaceful protest', did you assume/infer that I meant some kind of nihilistic 'militant' activity?

I'm just interested how I come across on message boards

You dion't come across as anything.
I always state that.