tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post90946114682754472..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Real Autism Questions for the Good Professor Baron-CohenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-71679166291579049162007-09-13T00:11:00.000-03:002007-09-13T00:11:00.000-03:00I understand where the neurodiversity folks are co...I understand where the neurodiversity folks are coming from; they want to ensure that those with autism aren't stigmatized by the fact of labelling autism as a "disease". For those high functioning autistics I understand why it would be difficult to accept that they, who have PhDs, hold down regular jobs, and even have meaningful intimate relationships would be considered "diseased". The problem is, the autism spectrum is vast and there are those with ASD who ARE NOT HIGH FUNCTIONING (unlike Michelle Dawson, and others affiliated with neurodiversity). Any parent of a severely affected child with ASD is well aware that autism is IN FACT a neurologic disorder that would be best cured (or at least more adequately treated) rather than merely "accepted" as the way nature made their child. I find the neurodiversity group's insistence that autism is some sort of figment of anal retentive parents' imaginations absolutely infuriating. When the causes and treatments for this very real neurologic disorder is found these people are going to be very embarassed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-67990389146499707072007-09-12T05:55:00.000-03:002007-09-12T05:55:00.000-03:00Or would it mean enhancing her life by giving her ...Or would it mean enhancing her life by giving her a greater ability to understand and function independently in the world?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-21616834113120659182007-09-12T05:40:00.000-03:002007-09-12T05:40:00.000-03:00I suppose that Prof. Baron-Cohen had some sort of ...I suppose that Prof. Baron-Cohen had some sort of pro-neurodiversity views long before he started his research on autism, as a result of having a sister disabled by severe and irreversible brain damage.<BR/>Surely, he doesn't care for her, she lives in an institution where he cannot protect her if she is abused, but I guess that for him the quest to cure a mental disability would imply cancelling his sister.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.com