02-11-2005, 03:18 AM
02-11-2005, 03:21 AM
http://theemergence site.com/Tech/TechIssues-Autism-OCD-Aspergers-ADD.htm
Judge for yourself. I was in the middle of writing to the guy but I thought if he read my email he might cry or something - lol :twisted:
Judge for yourself. I was in the middle of writing to the guy but I thought if he read my email he might cry or something - lol :twisted:
02-12-2005, 12:22 AM
Not sure what you mean - theres nothing wrong with AI as far as I know. What made you ask that?
I was talking about information sites like the one I posted above.
I was talking about information sites like the one I posted above.
02-15-2005, 12:13 PM
TheASMan Wrote:
http://www.aspar .klattu.com.au/
another site., Apparently has gotten some irate aspies writing them already
another site., Apparently has gotten some irate aspies writing them already
Thats a good one. They say that aspies are claiming that they are discriminating against them. I wonder if that is true or they just chose to take it that way when they were corrected. Only one way to find out...
02-15-2005, 12:45 PM
Ok - I just wrote them a nice email - lets see how that goes.
Quote:
Greetings,
Your site was mentioned in a recent discussion over some of the worse autism-related sites on the web - so I thought I would take a look.
Advocacy aside for the moment, if you can stand a bit of constructive criticism then I must say that your definition of Aspergers Syndrome is clearly written by someone who has no idea what they are talking about except for the basic 'surface' recognition i.e. outward symptoms. Autism (including AS) is a neurological (or neuro-biological) condition which is present from birth and thought to be genetic. Your site states or at least gives the impression that it is purely the result of a person's up-bringing. I refer to the quote on your site which reads 'It's just that those of us who were raised by odd, eccentric parents now have a new name for the old "Family Problem".' This is absolutely false. Although those who have support with their problems stand a better chance of being sucessful in life, it does not negate the fact that those problems are there in the first place. Surely you see the logic in that.
If you want to give an effective advocacy service, you really have to know what you are talking about (which you clearly don't). I also noticed on your site that some AS visitors claimed discrimination. At first glance I would not argue this - just that you dont know what AS is. Most of us take offence when people try to claim that our problems are the result of bad parenting or even just bad behaviour because this is the general view that alot of people have and it is the source of much prejudice - so I can definately see why those other visitors argued their points the way they did. I, however, prefer to present intelligent arguments in the hope of changing the views of the person I'm talking to. Hopefully you will have some thigns to think about. I don't know what the level of awareness in Austrailia is so you might want to look to other countries for information. Here is a link to get you started : http://www.nas.org.uk
Your site was mentioned in a recent discussion over some of the worse autism-related sites on the web - so I thought I would take a look.
Advocacy aside for the moment, if you can stand a bit of constructive criticism then I must say that your definition of Aspergers Syndrome is clearly written by someone who has no idea what they are talking about except for the basic 'surface' recognition i.e. outward symptoms. Autism (including AS) is a neurological (or neuro-biological) condition which is present from birth and thought to be genetic. Your site states or at least gives the impression that it is purely the result of a person's up-bringing. I refer to the quote on your site which reads 'It's just that those of us who were raised by odd, eccentric parents now have a new name for the old "Family Problem".' This is absolutely false. Although those who have support with their problems stand a better chance of being sucessful in life, it does not negate the fact that those problems are there in the first place. Surely you see the logic in that.
If you want to give an effective advocacy service, you really have to know what you are talking about (which you clearly don't). I also noticed on your site that some AS visitors claimed discrimination. At first glance I would not argue this - just that you dont know what AS is. Most of us take offence when people try to claim that our problems are the result of bad parenting or even just bad behaviour because this is the general view that alot of people have and it is the source of much prejudice - so I can definately see why those other visitors argued their points the way they did. I, however, prefer to present intelligent arguments in the hope of changing the views of the person I'm talking to. Hopefully you will have some thigns to think about. I don't know what the level of awareness in Austrailia is so you might want to look to other countries for information. Here is a link to get you started : http://www.nas.org.uk
03-13-2005, 02:55 AM
Check this one.
You just have to read their chat rules.
http://www.support4hope .com/autism/aspergers.htm
You just have to read their chat rules.
http://www.support4hope .com/autism/aspergers.htm
07-08-2005, 02:23 PM
You are right, the site is awful, they used to have 'dawson' in the url, and a lot of it seems to be hatefully directed at Michelle.
07-22-2005, 05:48 PM
"Because AFF posts are Google-searchable, any link posted here has the effect of raising the page rank of the linked site. Therefore it's in our best interest not to post working hyperlinks to sites that attack autistics. We should also post links regularly to sites that support our goals."
Very good point Bonnie.
Google gives a higher rating to newly posted links that it finds too.
Very good point Bonnie.
Google gives a higher rating to newly posted links that it finds too.
08-22-2005, 06:06 PM
What didnt you like?
08-22-2005, 08:17 PM
I am not sure if she is a member of not, but AFF is not a support group.
I know she is a member of the autism assembly.
I know she is a member of the autism assembly.
08-25-2005, 05:36 PM
It really is astonishingly bad.
11-02-2005, 08:33 AM
I haven't read it, does she only focus on adhd and autism though?
Edit: I was replying to a different thread/post by mistake.
Edit: I was replying to a different thread/post by mistake.
11-16-2005, 02:48 PM
Well they also put electronic chips into pets.....
12-27-2005, 02:23 PM
Well, we already are the counter-organisation to them. There is no other group doing the same, afaik. Some of our members have done protests against them already.
We have threads about them in 'action against pro-cure groups'.
We have threads about them in 'action against pro-cure groups'.
01-10-2006, 03:04 PM
"The big problem with most aspie parents is that most of them don't know they are autistic. The big problems with NT parents of aspie kids can be not realising how different their child is to themself, or simply not liking their aspie child, and therefore having little motivation to do any more than lip service as a parent to that child."
I agree with that.
I agree with that.