Posted in Autism, Blindness, Disability Advocacy on April 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Within the autism and autistic communities – the former being domiated by parents of autistics seeking treatment and sometimes cure for autism, the latter dominated by autistic adults who aim to have autism accepted as a matter of neurological diversity -, but also within the wider disability community, phrases like “the voice of” and “speak [...]
Posted in Autism, Personal on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today, it’s three years ago that I stopped thinking I’m on the autism spectrum. Only last year, I was pretty much convinced I’d make it at least three years. Well, not. What does it mean?
One of the big “what if”’s that’s been going on and off in my mind, is what would’ve happened if I [...]
Posted in Personal on April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m just going to do a list, cause at this moment I’m too confused and tired to write a coherent journal entry.
Had my discussion with the student counselor in Nijmegen last Thursday. Well, mostly it was Arda explaining stuff and the student counselor responding with her knowledge. It went quite positively.
Talked to Arda about my [...]
Posted in Independent Living, Premature Birth on April 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Stacy of The Preemie Experiment raised an important topic when discussing her fear that her daughter wouldn’t live independently. I see this fear and uncertainty communicated on the PREEMIE-CHILD list all the time. Some people on this list have children with severe disabilities, like quadiplegic cerebral palsy or severe mental retardation, and these parents can [...]
Posted in Autism on April 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Besides the alleged differences between Asperger’s, Autism, and PDD-NOS, the other really arbitrary distinction being made in autism is that between “high-functioning” and “low-functioning” autistics. I know that I am not the first to write about this – in 2007, I can hardly be the first to write about any issue in autism anymore, and [...]
Posted in Autism on April 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When the mental health folks decided I’m on the autistic spectrum, they didn’t give me any specific label, such as Asperger’s, Kanner’s Autism or PDD-NOS. While there’s a chance that I will someday get labeled something specifically, and while many people ask about one’s specific diagnosis, I am pretty glad I didn’t receive a specific [...]
Posted in Philosophy on April 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I just found out about a court case that would be important on many fronts. The primatologists who brought up the case may be primarily concerned with the biological resemblance between humans and apes. However, if this chimp is granted human rights, it will shift our perspective on humanity on quite a few fronts. Religion [...]
