tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post3037814238345196709..comments2024-02-04T22:47:20.371-05:00Comments on No Stereotypes Here - Neurodiversity activist blog: DNA Testing and the Future of AutismCorina Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04026707230826401476noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-43703095128362134952010-09-07T22:53:39.316-04:002010-09-07T22:53:39.316-04:00I agree that the idea of pre-natal testing as a so...I agree that the idea of pre-natal testing as a solution for early diagnosis doesn't sit well. For one, pre-natal testing includes it's own risks. The process is (or, at least, it was eight years ago when my youngest was in utero) potentially fatal to the infant, though the chances of this are relatively low. Furthermore, such a test is expensive and I doubt it's covered by all insurance companies, at least not without specific cause.<br /><br />A better method, in my opinion, would be to train pediatricians and family doctors to better recognize signs that a child may need extra attention. This might not enable them to diagnosis the child, but if they were equipped with the knowledge to provide recommendations for specialists, then families would be better able to get the information and assistance they need to improve their child's quality of life.Stephaniehttp://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-62223062353226441182010-09-06T20:51:50.594-04:002010-09-06T20:51:50.594-04:00I would agree that we should be doing our best to ...I would agree that we should be doing our best to educate children and doing all we can to support <b>all</b> autistic adults achieve their potential, and think the vast majority of resources should be toward these ends. I think that genocide is not so hypothetical, when you consider that 90% of Down fetuses are aborted. If they could find a way to reliably detect autism prenatally, they would do it.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424036357963352399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-92013562110285147502010-09-06T16:41:46.454-04:002010-09-06T16:41:46.454-04:00It would be nice if we could worry and work for wa...It would be nice if we could worry and work for ways to help autistic people living today rather than spend any time worry about hypothetical genocide.Kent A.noreply@blogger.com