Hi All,

Jerry Newport is a "Spokesperson for AS" and has written some books about AS and has a movie, that is soon to be released, based on his life..."Mozart and the Whale".  He is a "Local Celebrity" here in Tucson.

He recently posted this on a listserve and I wanted to share it with you.

      

I know you'll want to contact him so I have decided to list his email address for everyone... wholphin48@hotmail.com.  :lol:

Thank you for your time,

Crystal

Jerry said "I sent the attitude expressed by a vocal minority of self-appointed, internet "experts" that they, because of their diagnosis, are exempt from taking any compromises at all and are entitled to live on public support, partially paid for by working people like me who have the same condition but are willing to meet society in the middle."

Is he saying that any of us who has an opinion on AS on the internet is living on welfare? Does he think that there are none of us in a job, or have children to care for?
He seems to think that there is a huge dividing line between autism and AS, and everyone with AS is very capable of getting a job, and those with autism cant get a job.
He needs to do some research and recognise that with spectrum conditions there are vast differences in ability, and a huge amount of people who would love to have a suitable job and cant get one!
His attitude is patronising and fairly ignorant, quite sad really.

Crystal


What is the list? Where can I sign up???

Jerry is an uncle aspie.  Just like the slave holders had their  slave "yes men"
so do we have Jerry Newport. A modern day Nazi collobrator.

Jerry, obviously you are not a "self-appointed" expert, so the obvious question is who appointed you? NT parents who need a puppet?

Aspergers IS autism!!!!, I understand that  lorna wing is now regretting that she invented the term aspergers syndrome when they are the same.  

Since when do you assume  we are all living on welfare? a NT parent must have told you so it must be true?? I can hear them now - "Look, at little jerry , aww he is so brave"


We have aspergers yet we are imposters?  please be consistent in your thinking if you can!!

Jerry Newport is known for being both loved and hated among the autism community.

Jerry's opinion is the comfortable position that the money and praise of "the moral majority" will flow towards.

He offers "hope" by showing just how tractable, biddable, compliant and reasonable someone with ASD can be around prosperous and influential NTs.

He is their toady man and flunkey.    :roll:

I'd like to pour soapy water on him and beat him with my mop!

Stella Moo

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jerry seems not to understand the point of the article. It was not focused merely on ABA but on "cure" as well.

middle of the road will lead to our extinction

This is so wrong on so many levels.   :x

Here's my e-mail:

Post any response if you can Bonnie.

His attitude has certainly put me off that Mozart and the Whale film, if he does publicity for the film, and spouts that kind of negative attitude, it will does us all harm.

This has upset me so much I'm lost for words! The dirty rat.  :shock:

This is how The Daily Express would report Newport's words:

Autistic Scroungers Exposed!

Social Security cheats are posing as autistics says Mozart and the Whale man.

Perhaps we should send emails to groups and organizations that may have contact with this person, making it clear that Mr Newport represents only himself.

Stella

I nominated Mr Newport and Mrs Newport as authors for an award I proposed for the worst book about autism or AS, for the book Autism - Asperger's and Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond I thought it was an odd achievement that a book by two authors who are autistic themselves should be nominated for such an award.

Is that that homophobic book on 'Asperger's and Sexuality' that barely gives a mention of homosexuality?  Man, what were they smoking?  A book on aspie sexuality without homosexuality!

"Man, what were they smoking? A book on aspie sexuality without homosexuality!"

I concur!

Is there are a private joke that I haven't got?  

I saw that the line about "smoking" meant to suggest that these were the unsound ideas of druggies, but I didn't get the rest of the allusions about homosexuality.  :roll:

Stella

Is there are a private joke that I haven't got?  

I saw that the line about "smoking" meant to suggest that these were the unsound ideas of druggies, but I didn't get the rest of the allusions about homosexuality.  :roll:

Stella

I was alluding to the (apparent or actual) disproportianate number of gays, lesbians and bisexuals among aspies, when compared to NTs.  That in mind, it seems a bit silly to write a book on Aspergers sexuality that barely touches on homosexuality.  OK, I admit I've never read it,  :oops: :oops: :oops:  I've simply heard that it was a dreadful, homophobic (where gays are even concerned) book.