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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: 10th anniversary of the DSM 5 |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2023, 1:20 pm
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Replies: 6
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Quote: There was no better or worse form of autism and no higher or lower; there were just different support needs
An oxymoron statement right there.
Laughable if not so tragic |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Productivity is an ableist social construct |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 850
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| Productivity is essential if you was served a meal that was not cooked properly or you was forced to wait hours for, you would soon complain about the workers productivity. The problem is when autistic people can do the job but are judged on things that are not relevant to the job, like social skil... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Productivity is an ableist social construct |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023, 12:48 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 850
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| Productivity is essential if you was served a meal that was not cooked properly or you was forced to wait hours for, you would soon complain about the workers productivity. The problem is when autistic people can do the job but are judged on things that are not relevant to the job, like social skill... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The future of autism therapies |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Interesting stuff maybe the future and way to keep everyone happy is to stop calling it autism rather curing / treating individual impairments. Even though autism is not a single condition & is made up of impairments to get a diagnosis its less politically charged They should probably target ID ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Nobody interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict? |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2023, 3:27 am
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Replies: 3,035
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| Recent leaks confirm US lied about the state of the war. Remember US confirm the leaked secret documents are real and they show a very different picture of what’s going on. So we have public statements verses official secret assessment. The only real surprise is why anyone would be surprised after g... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Anti Vax from left to right wing |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2023, 1:54 pm
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Replies: 6
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| The best quote i ever heard about US politics cant remember who first said it but was repeated by the late Michael Ruppert:- "you have two crime families the republicans and democrats, they both compete with each other and someone gets shot once in a while, but when someone comes along to distu... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: UK Government review of Autistic employment prospects |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2023, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 33
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| This is what I was saying earlier in the thread. Someone has started a petition to send to the PM and the Chancellor about their plans to make long term sick people go to work instead of being signed off work. So it must be a real situation. To: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: UK Government review of Autistic employment prospects |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2023, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 33
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| I belong in this category. People say I come across as “normal.” That is because I have learned to mask. However, I have many, many debilitating symptoms. One of the new reforms the government has announced is that Job Centre work coaches will judge if people of are okay to work (rather than relyin... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: UK Government review of Autistic employment prospects |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2023, 1:56 pm
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| This is concerning. There definitely needs to be more employment opportunities for Autistic people. But the DWP has a terrible track record for how it treats vulnerable claimants. Will vulnerable, Autistic people face pressure and bullying from DWP and Job Centres? When you look at the track record... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Many Autistics Kicked Out of Day Care |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2023, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 442
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I suspect these kids were violent or destructive and there wasn’t the resources to give them the one to one they needed.
As always with these things mental health as long as it’s someone else’s problem no one cares. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: 2016 parallels scaring some Trump haters |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2023, 11:50 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 331
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| Prosecuting Trump was a stupid move that makes the US look bad to the rest of the world. Really? It looks like proof that no one's above the law, speaking as someone from the rest of the world. Think it just looks like they were out to get him & now they found a trivial accounting charge to pin... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: 2016 parallels scaring some Trump haters |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2023, 6:51 am
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Prosecuting Trump was a stupid move that makes the US look bad to the rest of the world.
The outside world will just see the main opposition candidate being taken out on trivial charges
Something that happens in Russia and other less democratic countries. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 2:48 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Ok, is it just me or does the description of greater rates of autism diagnosis as "a public mental health crisis" strike anyone else as being deeply able-ist and problematic>?? :? :| :roll: Welp, other than that, I'm so frigging happy about this news!! As a mixed race person with both whi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US |
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Posted: 03 Apr 2023, 10:11 am
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Replies: 26
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| Ok, is it just me or does the description of greater rates of autism diagnosis as "a public mental health crisis" strike anyone else as being deeply able-ist and problematic>?? :? :| :roll: Welp, other than that, I'm so frigging happy about this news!! As a mixed race person with both whi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Simon Baron Cohen Controversies 101 |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2023, 11:27 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 510
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| I do agree with him that Autism is both a difference and a disability. He has been quite public about saying autism is not purely a curse. He started saying that over a decade ago when that needed to be said. I don't have a problem with "autism". I have a problem with the executive dysfun... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Simon Baron Cohen Controversies 101 |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2023, 6:18 am
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Replies: 13
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| I do agree with him that Autism is both a difference and a disability. He has been quite public about saying autism is not purely a curse. He started saying that over a decade ago when that needed to be said. I don't have a problem with "autism". I have a problem with the executive dysfun... |
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