Autistics Speaking Day 2012
A few years ago, someone proposed to raise autism awareness, a sticky topic in and of itself, by asking people not to use social media for a day. The idea was that avoiding a form of communication would promote empathy for autistic people who can't communicate. It's not clear if any actual autistic people were involved in creating this idea, ( Read more... )
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I remember Corina starting Autistics Speaking (Paula Durbin-Westly is taking charge of it too) a few years ago ASAN even gave her an award for it. I wrote a post about the shutdown thing YEARS ago and I thought it was a pretty shitty and empty idea (hello slactivism), the counter effort however while has good intentions and is a good idea...feels a little gimmicky. Regardless what NT people think, everyday is Autistics Speaking day. Autistics don't just blog on Nov 1, they have always asserted their voices despite the deafening choir of descent. We will continue to speak, blog, sign, use PECS and hand flap. NTs shouldn't just read blog posts about bullying, gender, sex, stimming, employment, schooling, family only on Nov 1. They should make an effort especially if they have been affected by autism, to read those blogs daily and honestly, not comment. Just read. Just absorb. Autistic Speaking day shouldn't just stop on Nov 1, it should be everyday ( ... )
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Autistics are speaking. Why is it so hard to get others to listen?
I really don't know. I mean, if I want to know what it's like to be autistic, I'd ask someone with autism rather than an "expert". An "expert" probably knows an awful lot about autism, but s/he doesn't know what it's like to be autistic.
And again, we run into the "not allowed to grow up" thing that we see with CP. There are evidently no adults with CP or adults with autism, and if there are, we/they certainly can't speak for our/themselves!
Yeah.
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