tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post8117359835379846762..comments2024-03-19T08:40:36.481+11:00Comments on Life with Aspergers: Autism Advocacy and Points of ViewGavin Bollardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-51621286332408955122011-12-05T09:52:56.208+11:002011-12-05T09:52:56.208+11:00Fantastic thought provoking post.
I get so frust...Fantastic thought provoking post. <br /><br />I get so frustrated by people who can't see my point of view, yet I have to accept that their point of view (however incorrect I consider it), may well be coming from a very valid place.<br /><br />Just as I hope others will not judge me, I need to not judge them.Maritahttp://www.stuffwiththing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-17933862670893941522011-11-29T07:01:26.426+11:002011-11-29T07:01:26.426+11:00I just stumbled upon your blog earlier and I wante...I just stumbled upon your blog earlier and I wanted to tell you thank you for sharing. I have had a rough last couple of weeks with meltdowns in my almost 13 year old aspie son. Just a quick web search led me to a post of yours, and I am sure that I will be diving in deeper over the next few weeks. I always appreciate when people are so willing to be open and share information. You put out there something that happened to find me at the perfect time!Wonder Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493244974093173309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-39662316858582775932011-11-18T02:27:38.558+11:002011-11-18T02:27:38.558+11:00Hi Gavin,
I appreciate your reasoning points. Th...Hi Gavin,<br /><br />I appreciate your reasoning points. This is something both parents and self advocates will need to be be mindful of for sure. Did you follow the series from the Thinking Persons Guide to Autism when they hosted the Self Advocate & Parent Dialogues? I thought it helped to serve as an opener to the conversation where there had been a history of division in our community between parents and self advocates. It was an interesting series. <br /><br />(btw: attendees at AANE Conference appreciated the comments of yours I used in the cyberbullying workshop; I'll email you the details; thank you again for contributing; speak soon.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205160775713074869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-31996030717728011702011-11-17T19:24:23.658+11:002011-11-17T19:24:23.658+11:00Julian,
An excellent demonstration.
I was aware...Julian,<br /><br />An excellent demonstration. <br /><br />I was aware of this and last year, my answer would be precisely the same as yours.<br /><br />I've since talked to some people who provided a lot of good evidence to suggest that their child's symptoms started immediately following an immunization.<br /><br />Now, personally I don't think that this is "autism" in the classic sense but that it's potentially "autism-like" behavior.<br /><br />It may or may not be related to the immunization but if you have a parent who is "certain" about the origin of their child's condition, why would they risk a second child.<br /><br />It might not be the contents of the shot - it might be the reaction of a certain type of body chemistry.<br /><br />You can't rule these things out so the question becomes;<br /><br />Which risk will a parent take? <br /><br />A shot that they feel has certainly affected similar genetics - or - the possibility that their child may come in contact with a fatal disease that the "herd" is already immune to?<br /><br />It doesn't matter what we say as advocates, the choice for affected parents seems pretty clear to me.Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-89804838707576107322011-11-17T18:51:35.748+11:002011-11-17T18:51:35.748+11:00W.R.T. your comments on vaccination on autism, I h...W.R.T. your comments on vaccination on autism, I have to take issue. This question has been investigated thoroughly. Andrew Wakefield (who posited the connection) has been exposed as a fraud who cooked his data and his paper on "autistic enterocolitis" has been retracted. Multiple studies, including one from Denmark that looked at over half a million children, found no difference in the autism rates of the vaccinated, undervaccinated and nonvaccinated. There is <b>no link</b> between vaccination and autism.<br />It would <b>not</b> be wise for a child with an older autistic sibling to not be vaccinated. Such a move would put the younger sibling at risk of some very nasty diseases, and as pointed out above, would not prevent autism.<br />The anti-vaxxers have tried to use the false link between the MMR Vaccine and autism to attack vaccination. Children are now dying from vaccine preventable diseases, and a backlash is starting against them. I'm worried that autistic people may be caught up in the backlash.Julian Frosthttp://africanjungle.iblog.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-70992257875429712002011-11-17T14:41:16.930+11:002011-11-17T14:41:16.930+11:00Wow Sharon! That is such a profoundly insightful a...Wow Sharon! That is such a profoundly insightful article.<br /><br />Pushing our own point of view is so easy and listening to others is so hard.<br /><br />There are amazing and interesting voices in each "camp" if only we could all listen without prejudice long enough to hear their message.Gavin Bollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-57116593618713191472011-11-17T13:34:31.160+11:002011-11-17T13:34:31.160+11:00HI Gavin,
you may be interested in reading my blog...HI Gavin,<br />you may be interested in reading my blog post. Which I posted a couple of days before Emily wrote hers.<br />http://sharon-theawfultruth.blogspot.com/2011/11/finding-middle-road.html<br /><br />best regards from another Aussie bloggersharon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492764403059640967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-92218746242927970442011-11-16T13:27:11.228+11:002011-11-16T13:27:11.228+11:00Some people have completely anonymous blogs though...Some people have completely anonymous blogs though so they just want an outlet to say whatever without consequence whereas many of us want to connect with someone who can be supportive or at least give us some objective commentary.C...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09382827565772645760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-47472415689089049562011-11-16T12:35:52.929+11:002011-11-16T12:35:52.929+11:00I think it's sad that there is so much divisio...I think it's sad that there is so much division among parents of kids with autism. Sure, we all have our opinions, and we have a right to them, but I would love it if people were more prone to supporting one another than attacking.<br /><br />But, we are all human, and we all make mistakes. Still, this is why I avoid many of these topics online.Patty O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15598358666714482323noreply@blogger.com