Aspies For Freedom

Hi, I'm obviously new (blah blah, formalities, yadda yadda) and I love this site. It's about time I found somewhere that didn't have oversimplifying, dualistic, and altogether ignorant views and information about the Horrific Epidemic that is Autism.

I REALLY want to speak out and bring attention to the fact that holy crap, yes! People with a different arrangement of neurons CAN function in society! This is something that'll be really HARD to enlighten all of society as once on, so I'd like to start small. But I don't want to just write a letter or an e-mail to the news - I want to land an interview, if at all possible. Letters are nice, but local television still demands a bit more attention than Youtube. And if I can have even a small metro area watching me complain, that might turn the heads of a few hundred people, and... well. Knowledge can be contagious. Whatever social phobia I have is more than worth shoving aside.

So, does anyone have any ideas on how I can actually get this done? All of the news in my area (around Kansas City) has some "Call For Action" thing, but that's mainly to call out scam artists, sleazy landlords-- you know, the typical mass media drivel that's easy to do and boosts viewers' self-esteem. Should I just relay a letter to them and hope for the best, or are there other sensible actions I can take to get noticed?

I think more people should now about this idea other places before it goes broadcast.

Parents of autistic children can often not imagine that their kids could function anywhere as they are today, and there is alot of people who sympathize with them. I think one of the problems is that doctors and specialists who give information about autism to parents of newly diagnosed children say that there is no hope for their childs to function, I thin we should battle that.

Part of why I posted this here was to hopefully pique interest in other people who might be willing to go for it, but I wasn't clear enough. I guess that's my autism showing, heheh. XD

Getting national attention right away is hard to do, but if there's small "explosions" all over the place, eventually that would build up and turn heads. Who knows, maybe all the people here could land a 60 minutes spot someday. That's my vision.

To get media attention you would have to be famous for something.  I would suggest trying to get some who is famous already to do the talking for you.  I do not recommend setting yourself on fire, trying a hunger strike, doing anything that is harmful to yourself or others or that breaks the law to get media attention.  Write letters to scientists and celebrities.  Eventually someone will listen to us.