tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post2764716785591899701..comments2024-02-04T22:47:20.371-05:00Comments on No Stereotypes Here - Neurodiversity activist blog: Addressing Criticism for Autistics SpeakingCorina Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04026707230826401476noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-69205318177024788232010-11-01T05:09:24.139-04:002010-11-01T05:09:24.139-04:00Oh it's November the 1st is it? well it's ...Oh it's November the 1st is it? well it's the same November the 1st it was going to be, same as any Monday, I don't do one off special days or anti days either I just do what I do and ignore all the hype, after all it was a new day yesterday but it's an old day now.Larry Arnold PhD FRSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074432718592268750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-60116192002656611542010-10-31T20:16:31.825-04:002010-10-31T20:16:31.825-04:00Communication Shutdown Day should really be called...Communication Shutdown Day should really be called Isolation Shut-Up DayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-70637576186125733822010-10-30T17:06:01.328-04:002010-10-30T17:06:01.328-04:00The Communication Shutdown event is a mile of Adop...The Communication Shutdown event is a mile of Adopt-a-Highway on the proverbial road to Hell paved with good intentions.<br />I hope that what happens is that as many as possible of the participants in the Communication Shutdown learn how so many of us feel about it (including those of us who communicate via AAC), and start to rethink what it means to be a true ally.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510151176700173298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-46077184993022178002010-10-30T16:55:08.869-04:002010-10-30T16:55:08.869-04:00It's interesting that you'd get criticism ...It's interesting that you'd get criticism for wanting to express yourself, don't you think? Real interest in awareness of what autistic individuals' lives are like would not involve marginalizing them nor criticizing them for pointing out quite rightly that there is nothing in neurotypicals shunning social media that approximates the autistic experience. That's tantamount to suggesting that folks should sit on their bums all day to get a feel for what people in wheelchairs experience.Kim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-24541116514173304152010-10-30T16:17:57.601-04:002010-10-30T16:17:57.601-04:00Awesome post. :)Awesome post. :)Kathryn Bjornstad-Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757451092927118197noreply@blogger.com