tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post5235524789216450102..comments2008-04-12T02:29:58.206-03:00Autism Reality NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163AutismRealityNB@gmail.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-42138768508015185242008-04-11T22:42:00.000-03:002008-04-11T22:42:00.000-03:00

" To take autistic traits out of humanity would severely limit our creativity and our ability to discover innovative solutions to our dilemmas." If this was true, you geniuses would have all cured yourselves by now.

Foresamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133970669787632440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-44073353550543027022008-04-11T07:23:00.000-03:002008-04-11T07:23:00.000-03:00

lastcrazyhorn Once again you use the royal we, speaking on behalf, not only of "aspies" but also of "auties" a term I find offensive because it trivializes the harsh realities my son endures. You presume to speak for my son. You, from your comments I believe, have Aspergers and communicate very well. My son has Autistic Disorder, assessed with profound developmental delays. He can not read and

Autism Reality NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-23455660828361510912008-04-11T07:01:00.000-03:002008-04-11T07:01:00.000-03:00

"I read Martha Nussbaum's "Disabled Lives" and I chuckle at the play on words. Where she sees un-able lives, I see dis-enabled lives; where she sees dependence and inability, I see barriers."And yet . . . the barriers are not so clear, not so easily addressed as some writers seem to believe, and it is not as clear as we might think how we should re-envision our society to welcome, to value, to

dkmnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938426133352484661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-32947299623488414762008-04-11T01:27:00.000-03:002008-04-11T01:27:00.000-03:00

Cure and treatment are not the same things. To take autistic traits out of humanity would severely limit our creativity and our ability to discover innovative solutions to our dilemmas. Treatment, on the other hand, is more about modifying the methods with which we survive life. We wear clothes; we wear shoes; we use fire and build houses . . . these are all modifications on life to enable us

lastcrazyhornhttp://lastcrazyhorn.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-36749392481821812282008-04-06T23:22:00.000-03:002008-04-06T23:22:00.000-03:00

I so agree with you. My 14 year old son with autism sounds very similar to your son with autism. It's like a different world from Mr.Plank's experience.BTW, I also liked your pithy comment on the Paging Dr Gupta blog, which is how I found your blog. Thanks for speaking the unpopular truth.

Nancy Bea Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833697697334243593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-56301942869151455582008-04-06T17:39:00.000-03:002008-04-06T17:39:00.000-03:00

Good Work

Apple_Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05770271417085816878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-79476057049147862492008-04-04T22:25:00.000-03:002008-04-04T22:25:00.000-03:00

Harold, This inquiry by Cliff Shoemaker into Seidel and her gang may uncover the motives for all of these strange attitudes. Her deposition is only ten minutes from my house but they don't allow the public into those things, do they?

Foresamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133970669787632440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-54361702404182478932008-04-04T20:41:00.000-03:002008-04-04T20:41:00.000-03:00

John (foresam) I am really at a loss to understand why the Planks, Baggs, Dawsons and Sinclairs think they have anything in common with, let alone the right to speak on behalf of, my son, or other severely autistic children.

Autism Reality NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-40007488495264404192008-04-04T20:21:00.000-03:002008-04-04T20:21:00.000-03:00

Harold, Thanks for trying to educate Alex. I tried to help the kid but he was just incapable of learning. He probably never had any guidance from educated adults.

Foresamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133970669787632440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-47556896015446163822008-04-04T19:36:00.000-03:002008-04-04T19:36:00.000-03:00

judith and jonathanYou are each quite welcome.

Autism Reality NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-34289958958770967212008-04-04T19:16:00.000-03:002008-04-04T19:16:00.000-03:00

Hi Mr. Doherty,much thanks for posting this. As you know I am a person on the spectrum who wishes I could be cured. I have written a post on my blog giving the opposing viewpoint as a person on the spectrum, though my post was probably not as good as yours, I have tried to ask Alex Plank where he comes up with this figure that most or all autistics do not wish for a cure

jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-10053122297308178762008-04-04T11:40:00.000-03:002008-04-04T11:40:00.000-03:00

Thank you for this Harold.

Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447469967193703208noreply@blogger.com