tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510682683427247658.post7970959888663363960..comments2023-10-23T03:27:56.661-04:00Comments on Autistic Aphorisms: In Their Own WordsAlan Griswoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09942081543800127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510682683427247658.post-36807506549673480462010-07-27T07:58:00.479-04:002010-07-27T07:58:00.479-04:00The baseline standard is to allow and encourage au...The baseline standard is to allow and encourage autistic individuals to speak for themselves, and if an autistic individual has difficulty speaking for himself, the goal is to help, and still encourage, that individual to speak for himself. Such an approach is routinely used with non-autistic individuals, but Mr. Doherty (Autism Reality NB) seems to have no interest in any of these possibilities when it comes to autistic individuals.Alan Griswoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942081543800127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510682683427247658.post-83610517819835475812010-07-27T06:20:44.096-04:002010-07-27T06:20:44.096-04:00What about those persons with Autistic Disorder wh...What about those persons with Autistic Disorder who can not speak for themselves? Who do you suggest should speak for them? A parent who lives with them every day, cares for them and has legal and moral responsibility for their care of a high functioning person who does not know them, has nothing in common with them and does not share a common diagnosis?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510682683427247658.post-57027405744528724482010-07-26T10:47:55.300-04:002010-07-26T10:47:55.300-04:00For once we are in agreement on something. I am s...For once we are in agreement on something. I am still waiting for autism speaks to have one paid employee with autism in their organization and to do something to help autistic people obtain jobs other then their dog and pony autism in the workplace show and funding michelle dawson's research so she can improve her CVjonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.com