Monday, October 30, 2006

Autism Hub's Abuse of an Autistic Woman

These are the words of Amanda Baggs:

"This is my response to the Autism Speaks articles of understanding with
GRASP, the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership.I am a non-speaking
autistic woman. While I do not agree with functioning labels, I have been
labeled low-functioning in the not-too-distant past and am onsidered severely
disabled. People who look at me without seeing me type often think that there is
nobody inside me. I have many of the difficulties described in Alison Tepper
Singer's article about her daughter, and more that she did not describe.It is
wrong to say that your own child has no skills. It is wrong to go on a national
video and say you have considered killing your autistic child. My parents faced
worse hardships with less privilege and never once thought of killing me. It is
wrong to condescendingly assume that autistic self-advocates have never heard of
those of us labeled low-functioning, and that somehow the so-called
low-functioning among us have no skills and need a cure, and that all you needed
to do was say we exist and then everyone would understand what you want to do to
us." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhnsEJRJgeA&eurl=

That word "LABELED" is the key here to show how Neurodiversity and the Autism Hub abuse autistic adults and all autistic people by making society think that autism is not that bad. While Amanda Baggs can type to communicate, this is not the case for the majority of autistic children who may look very similar to Amanda with her rocking and finger movements. She has the ability to pay attention long enough to learn the skill of typing, along with the alphabet and reading and writing. Severely autistic children can not acquire these skills.

Amanda is being used by the leaders of Neurodiversity to support their insidious propaganda by which they claim that autistic people should not be cured. Amanda is their poster girl as she is a seemingly, severely autistic person who states that she does not want to be cured. She doesn't even want to acquire the ability to speak so she can communicate without the keyboard. She also admits that she is not fully toilet trained and does not want to ameliorate that condition either.
Amanda is certainly within her rights to have this opinion. Neurodiversity using this opinion to tout their agenda of not curing any autistic children is despicable. My son can not communicate. I should say could not communicate since he has acquired some communication skills since chelation started. He is a much happier child now that he can tell us some of his needs.
Here are the words of a parent from the EOHarm list talking about trying to help a son: "My son had joint pain for his entire life until 6 months into chelating. He typed out, "My joints don't throb any more." That was his normal. Even though he had been typing things out for us since he was ten, he never mentioned his joints hurting. Not until the pain went away and he discovered that life didn't have to be this way did he tell us.

He thanks us over and over for chelating him because he is in so much less PAIN."
I don't care what Amanda Baggs tells us now under the influence of Neurodiversity. Her opinion means nothing as it it the words of someone who has never known what it is like to enjoy life without autism. The fact that she can communicate via typing is all well and good but, stopping her development there is an impediment to her right to achieve her potential. Neurodiversity will not use sane measures to point out to Amanda that she may benefit by treating her condition. Instead, they let her wallow in her disability and use her words to harm as many autistic children as possible by advising parents not to help their kids.
Supporting Amanda Baggs and her position about not curing autism is no different than supporting a college student on LSD who thinks he can fly by encouraging him to jump off a roof. Neurodiversity has encouraged Amanda to suffer with her disability while throwing her image all over the internet in a deranged attempt to convince sane parents to neglect their children by accepting brain damage.
As we see in the above example from a sane and caring parent, no cured autistic person asks to revert to having autism. Amanda Baggs would not want to revert either if she was cured.

121 comments:

KC's Blog said...

Beautiful post:) My son can not communicate either, he is nonverbal as well. :( My son is a headbanger and I know that the headbanging is probably from him being frustrated because he has no words. He is trying to learn PECS, but it is coming ever so slowly.
If someone offered a cure to Autism (in our case) we would grab it immediately! My son would be so much happier and I know the self injurious behaviors would end. It is great to hear that Amanda is happy and comfortable with her Autism. I just think our situation is a different one. I respect everyones choices and hope that others respect ours as well.
I also think that my son who is considered profoundly Autistic situation is much more different that a higher functioning Autistic kiddos situation. I love my son and it is very painful to see him pulling his own hair or banging his head on the floor. I just want to do anything I can to help him.

Tina

Anonymous said...

I'm autistic and I wish my parents would cure me. I don't like not having any friends. I want to be like other kids.

Anonymous said...

My daddy isn't well. The child who was supposed to have been chelated wasn't chelated.

Anonymous said...

Megan,
I'm autistic as well and my daddy really loves me. He's curing me so I can talk and learn new things and won't want to hurt myself anymore.
I'm really excited cause I'll be able to have lots of friends and go to a regular school and not have to be bullied like other autistic kids.
I'm sorry your parents don't want to cure you. I hope your not too unhappy. I will be your friend if you want. You could be my little sister!

Anonymous said...

Amanda has been a well known autistic advocate (neurodiverse, basically) longer than Michelle Dawson has been, longer than I have been, longer than Kev has been, longer than Kathleen has been. How exactly are the "neurodiverse" using her. If anything we are following her lead by reading what she wrote like 3 or 4 years ago and agreeing with it. There aren't many known autistic advocates who have been out there longer than Amanda, not here in the US anyway. There's Jim Sinclair, and probably Jerry Newport. I think Amanda preceded Frank Klein and his online advocacy.

You're a sad little man, aren't you John Best Jr.?

John Best said...

KC's Mommy;
Thank you. Have you tried giving your son extra vitamin C? It stopped Sam's head banging almost immediately.

John Best said...

MS Clark;
It doesn't matter how long Amanda has been giving bad advice to people. Adults who should recognize the fact that autism is a horrible condition should be trying to help her. As I said in the post, encouraging her folly is like urging the kid on LSD who thinks he can fly to go ahead and jump off the roof.
I'm not sad at all Diva, my son's getting better which makes me very happy.

John Best said...

Megan; Tell your parents about Generation Rescue. Some paremts are slow to learn things.

Anonymous said...

I'm afraid they will never learn.

Anonymous said...

You know Kevin Leitch has been giving you some grief over on his site in regards to the AWARES conference. I find it fascinating. While I don't condone using children in these matters at all let's be real here. Didn't Mr. Leitch somewhat recently dedicate an entire post to another parents child and his treatment protocol? Didn't he name the child and allow his posters to attack the parent? He also did that by using information from a yahoo group specifically dedicated to those who are actively using a DAN!? How come Mr. Leitch can dish it out but can't take it? Legal action? Please Leitch... All anyone would have to do would be to print off copies of your blog to show the judge that you are equally as pathetic.

Anonymous said...

Do you have a link to this blog entry?

John Best said...

Leitch is losing his mind about this and threatening me over on Joseph's blog. But, he doesn't have anything to say about his decision to cure his kid if she asks which goes against his "curing autism is killing the autistic person" insanity.
I think the actress named Megan Leitch was posting on AWARES but Kev insists it was someone impersonating his kid. I saw the posts and they didn't seem to be written by an autistic 6 year old.

John Best said...

http://autismnaturalvariation.blogspot.com/
Here's the link to Joseph's blog where an anonymous poster was doing an excellent job of wacking the wackos.

John Best said...

Jonsmum; Yuh, she probably impersonates Megan Leitch's all over the world.

John Best said...

Jonsmum;
Have you looked at Leitch's blog? The nitwits are debating calling the cops on me.
It's like little kids yelling, "Nyaa, Nyaa, Nyaa, Nyaa, I'm gonna get you in trouble". You can guess which pending genius is leading this discussion.

John Best said...

Jonsmum;
I happened to come across some crap that the neuronitwits must have asked Wikipedia to publish under GR. I wrote to Wikipedia and they removed it immediately. Sane people see right through their childish nonsense. It didn't cross my mind to sue them since it made me laugh when I saw it. I'll bet whatever nitwit gave them the information did so anonymously anyhow.
I'm completely computer illiterate so I don't know what a proxy server is. You're right though. You can't stoop much lower than Leitch and Seidel using out of context quotes that they snatch from places they don't belong. It was pretty low of them to call a collection of Asperger's bloggers the Autism Hub to confuse the issue. I wouldn't put anything past the likes of those lowlifes.

John Best said...

Jonsmum; Sounds like it should be illegal. Someone would have to be paranoid to bother with all of that stuff.

John Best said...

What mind?

Anonymous said...

Part of my father's brain comes out every time he sits on the toilet. This guy Kev must be just as dumb.

Anonymous said...

That would explain why our rivers and ocean is so polluted.

John Best said...

Kathleen; That's an astute observation. How come you can't understand that shooting mercury into babies pollutes their brains?

ballastexistenz said...

Actually, I'm quite aware of what pain is like, and I receive treatment for neuropathic pain (stemming most likely from structural nerve differences that date to before birth, I remember the pain since before I received any vaccinations or any such things). I only got treatment when I was 21. I'm not against genuinely alleviating pain, I'm against curing autism.

The reason I say "labeled" low-functioning is because I know that functioning labels are a sort of cognitive hallucination on the part of the people using them (not real, glossing over a lot of reality, but they never seem to notice that), not because I don't fit the description most people use. I don't believe that low- or high-functioning actually applies to anyone, unless it's in any particular very narrow area (like, high-functioning AT THIS TASK AT THIS TIME, etc). I also don't believe you can tell by looking from the outside, especially if you're non-autistic, what an autistic person's understanding of things is, enough to make the determination of what a person's overall abilities.

I also see the old but kind of dumb trick of saying that I'm simultaneously not autistic enough, and too autistic, to be right. Make up your minds.

ballastexistenz said...

Oh yeah, and if you'd read my website or anything, you'd know that headbanging and hair-pulling and so forth are things I'm quite experienced with, but somehow miraculously don't do them as much anymore without having been cured. (Gee, could it be that those things are not in and of themselves autism? Could it be that even learning to type and such do not make a person less autistic? Hmmm....)

ballastexistenz said...

As far as "severely autistic children cannot acquire these skills," how do you know? I've met a large number of people who were, like me, regarded as just as severely autistic as anyone (many of us, more so than some of the children of parents that insist we're not severely autistic enough to understand "real" autism), etc, and learned typing. It took a long time and a lot of concerted effort for some people, but it's been doable. Some have even begun to speak after learning typing (some as ADULTS). So how do you know in kids, how do you separate out the ones who are like me from the ones who are not, given that all of us were in the exact same range of diagnosis and prognosis, well past early childhood, as the ones you call "really severely autistic". Isn't claiming that someone's incapable of learning to type or other aug comm methods (typing is not the only one), if they're severely autistic, a self-fulfilling prophecy? Where would those of us who have learned that, be, if people had believed such claims about us?

Anonymous said...

What to do with this Joe Barton? Shall some Ivy League bloke send him a memorable letter or shall we just hope he'll be flushed down the same toilet that Mr. Foley was? Any scenario I'm sure Dennis Hastert and Bill Frist will feed him to his last eye blink. Perhaps a gun in his mouth is the most suitable.

Anonymous said...

Your points are meaningless, Amanda. Of course you develop, everyone do. If you brake your arm you can get a bandage, if you get visual impairments you can buy glasses or get contactlinses. But you'll never become independent or free. That you do not desire a cure for your disorder is just beyond stupid.

Anonymous said...

foresam said,
"Kathleen; That's an astute observation. How come you can't understand that shooting mercury into babies pollutes their brains?"

Just between you and me John, I do understand that shooting mercury into babies pollutes their brains.
I'd have to be pretty stupid not to!
But my loyalty has to be to my employers, and frankly, any morals I have go out the window when it comes to pay day! LOL!

Anonymous said...

And now I'm off to play tennis with Bob Davis. A friday routine actually.

So long losers!

Anonymous said...

Be careful with your balls, Kathleen. You're our biggest asset!

Anonymous said...

Oh precious. This kathleen caracther reminds of a certain nefarious any mouse. The best human apprach to such airheads is to act indulgent. You simply need to have in mind that is isn't her fault she is stupid.

Anonymous said...

Do not be troubled lads. I'm just here to piss on the hateful John Best Junior. And it's a god damn walk in the park!

He he heh hehe hee..

Anonymous said...

"This kathleen caracther reminds of a certain nefarious any mouse."

What a wonderful compliment!
Any mouse is such an endearing little fellow.
A gentleman, no less!

Anonymous said...

Kathleen! I told you NOT to piss on anyone, until your urinary infection cleared up!

ballastexistenz said...

Show me an independent person anywhere, and I'll show you a dead person.

John Best said...

Kathleen; I understand. It wouldn'tmake sense to write a book about the Geier's if you weren't being paid for your time. I'll bet you know so much about the Autism-Mercury list because you're secretly chelating your kid, right?

Anonymous said...

SIDS is hip!

My hunnibun

John Best said...

Amanda, The fact that you learned some skills is great. The fact that you couldn't gain those skills as a 5 year old means the autism screwed up your life.
You are associated with evil people who are using you. They are encouraging you to accept a woeful existence when there is a chance you could get rid of your disability and enjoy your life to the fullest. All 6,700 people on the Autism-Mercury list (minus trolls like Kathleen) are there to help autistic people. You would be much better off listening to these sane and caring parents than you are listening to the 50 scumbags who blog with the Autism Hub. The Autism Hub bloggers do absolutely nothing to help autistic people besides giving lip service to them by complaining about the attitudes of society. It would be much easier to help yourself than to it would be to change society. Kathleen Seidel is hazardous to your well being. You don't see her defending her idiocy to anyone who criticizes her, do you? Wake up and help yourself while you can.

Anonymous said...

Right again John. You know me so well it's scary!
Again, don't tell anyone but I chelated my kid years before the public even knew about thimerosal in vaccines.
Like you say, who would leave their kid to rot in the abyss of autism when there IS a safe and proven treatment.
Still you can't blame me for cashing in on the 'autism epidemic'.
Everyone's gotta make a buck somehow.

John Best said...

Kathleen; I understand you wanting to make a buck, especially since sane people know what you write is insane. However, don't you think it's really nasty to convince people like Amanda that they shouldn't try to help themselves? I mean, you cross a line by abusing the autistic people you claim to be helping.
BTW, is your kid recovered?

Anonymous said...

Well, I can see where you're coming from but I'm not really concerned about anyone but me and mine.
Look after number one! That's my motto.
My kid's recovered. Why should I care about any other autistics?

John Best said...

Kathleen; Your real estate taxes will go way down if we don't have to spend all that money on special ed.. Wouldn't that be a good reason to convince Amanda to seek a cure? Of course, you could do it in private so you don't lose that paycheck.

Anonymous said...

Athough I'm not really concerned about Amanda, you have got a point about the taxes, and I would still get 'job satisfaction'.

John Best said...

Kathleen; You could probably have Amanda hypnotized and give her a post hypnotic suggestion to chelate herself. She trusts you so you could pull that off.

Anonymous said...

I'll try it, but you have to promise you won't say a word to anyone.
If Big Pharma found out about this it would be the end of my career.

Anonymous said...

"I've just been reading soapboxmom's blog and her post "On Anger and Autism", which seems to be more about her anger at being "kicked off" certain web forums."



It is always funny to see someone blog about anger who is, well, angry themselves. Poor, poor, bitter SBM.

Jonsmum read the latest nonsense on mom26's blog? What a good little sheep. Baaaaaaaaaa

John Best said...

Jonsmum; I think I said something about her beating the autism out of her kid. I can't remember if that was before or after she banned me from her idiotic blog.
It's good to hear she's being kicked out of forums. Nobody should have to put up with that troll.

Anonymous said...

It is good though that she is blogging about anger. Maybe if she lets it out on her blog she won't take it out on her kid.

John Best said...

You'd think these nitwits would learn how to defend their positions if they want to make their stance in public.
I put one non-controversial comment on Michelle Dawson's new blog and the dumb bitch deleted it.

John Best said...

They were talking about Baron Cohen and I just asked if he had figured out that his male brain nonsense was because testosterone makes the mercury more potent.
Michelle must be one of those three monkeys who hear no evil....

John Best said...

Dawson's parents should be held responsible for her idiotic actions that harm kids. They should have institutionalized her where she couldn't do any damage.

John Best said...

I just looked at Mothers Vox for the first time and that moron deleted my comment. This jerk has a kid whose not autistic but she's trying to get the diagnosis changed. She calls herself a scholar but she wants to give her kid a label that makes him out to be much worse than he is. That would be like calling a normal kid an Andrews.

AwalkOnWater said...

John,

I assume that you're a Patriots fan?

Will Payton Manning finally win in Foxboro Sunday night?

John Best said...

Kevin C, I doubt it. The Pat's new receivers and Brady are starting to work well together. Have you seen Maroney play yet? He's a powerful runner. Tough to stop him and Dillon. What's the line?

AwalkOnWater said...

I thinks the Pats are favored by seven.

Payton will probably choke at the goal line again.

I saw Maroney pound it to the Vikings last week.

John Best said...

http://www.autism-hub.co.uk/
Jonsmum, Haven't you seen the Autism Hub where all the inmates are assembled?

John Best said...

KC, I think the Pat's secondary is in much better shape than it was when they played last year. Rodney Harrison makes a huge difference.

John Best said...

KC, Are you a Jets, Giants, or Bills fan? Yankees or Mets?

Anonymous said...

Seems like Pat Sullivan fixed Autism Diva's pathetic claim that TD-DMPS isn't competent.

Anonymous said...

One of the most annoying people on the Autism Hub is Susan Senator. Her son is now a teenager and she has dissed people one too many times for believing in anything biomedical. It's too bad that she doesn't seem to spend as much time thinking about her son as she does about bragging about herself on her blog.

John Best said...

I think a roster would still be useful to sort the psychopaths for new readers. You also have pending lunatics who don't have their own blogs who should be identified so nobody takes them seriously.

Anonymous said...

Certain bloggers could be identified:

Example:

Susan Senator: Egomaniac. Too busy talking about herself and her looks to really focus on any appropriate intervention for her son.

John Best said...

Anon; Great, may I use that description for 2007?

John Best said...

I just looked at Senator's blog with the picture of her giving someone the finger. There are lots of snotty women in Brookline like that. She probably has her husband take her to L'espalier and makes him eat overpriced snails when they go out to eat. I wonder if she was decent looking when she was younger.

Anonymous said...

Feel free with the Senator description. She's a conceited piece of work. Anyone who has to search for constant praise and compliments on her looks, has to have some major issues!!!! She reminds me of some pathetic aging cheerleader.

Anonymous said...

It is clear from Senator's blog that she definately spends much more time worrying about herself than she does about her autistic child. She's not unlike Estee Klar in many ways, but much more insecure and ego driven.

AwalkOnWater said...

John,

The 2-5 Bills and we may have just lost Willis McGahee for the season on what looks like another bad knee injury.

Baseball - Yankees.

John Best said...

KC, Losing McGahee is tough. I thought the Bills would be better this year.
I'll bet you don't agree with me that the ALCS from 2004 was the best series ever.

John Best said...

Anon, I don't see how Senator had something published. She writes like a cheerleader too.

Anonymous said...

I heard her book was basically garbage, from several other parents.

John Best said...

Anon; Was her book full of old pictures of herself before she got old?

Anonymous said...

I never bought it.I heard it was mostly about herself, how she felt, what she wanted, etc. Just like everything else she writes, it's all about HER. She's a complete phoney...she has no interest in what's best regarding autism, only about people looking at her.

John Best said...

"she has no interest in what's best regarding autism, only about people looking at her."
Did she used to be an exotic dancer?

Anonymous said...

She does boast on her blog that she takes belly dancing lessons.

John Best said...

I don't know too many guys who want to watch old ladies do belly dancing. Who would watch her?

Anonymous said...

Susan Senator is probably in the same belly dancing class with other 45-50 year olds. Gross. I wonder if they have the same flab on their gut and hips that she looks to have from that picture of her on her blog giving the camera the finger.

AwalkOnWater said...

'KC, Losing McGahee is tough. I thought the Bills would be better this year.
I'll bet you don't agree with me that the ALCS from 2004 was the best series ever.
"

I was wrong, McGahee has a rib injury not a knee injury. It looked like it was his knee at the time of the injury. I thought the Bills would be better also. Losman has got to go!

I think the Red Sox comeback in the 2004 ALCS probably was the best ever.

I can't believe Payton and the Colts came out of Foxboro with a win. He didn't choke!

John Best said...

KC; Colts secondary played great. No way to stop Marvin Harrison. Brady isn't as good as the hype. He's had a great supporting cast.

AwalkOnWater said...

"Brady isn't as good as the hype."

You don't hear that from many Pat's fans!

I think you might get a kick out of my latest post. It will only be up for a day or so and then I'm going to delete it.

John Best said...

Jonsmum; Is it a trailer dwelling coo-coo who's stalking you?

Anonymous said...

John,

I wonder if your "friends" on this blog would think any less of you if they knew the truth about who you really were and what your motivation is. Either that, or they're money grubbing scum as well.

John Best said...

Anonymous scumbag; Freeing my son from mercury poisoning is the only thing that's important. Why are you afraid to use your name?

John Best said...

Jonsmum; Diva's would advise you to call the FBI or its British equivalent.

Aspiegirl44 said...

Why do people hate autistic adults so much?

I cry when I see all this hate. We are not all bad people.

This is my first time posting in any of these blogs. Im scared to. Im afraid you will all hate me.

I just want you all to know that autistic people have feelings it hurts to see so much hate out there about us.

I saw that womans video and looked up to her because she was braver than me to speak of how she feels.

Did you see the video she did where she talked about seeing another person with a disability forced by staff memebers to get on the floor and act like a dog for a glass of water??

Nobody should be treated that way.

I am not trying to be mean. I just wanted to let you know that this stuff hurts people so much.

I don't hate autism. I hate - hate.

John Best said...

Aspie Girl;
You mistake opposition to ignorance for hate. Have you considered the fact that your problems are probably caused by mercury? You should see a DAN doctor and check out the Yahoo group Autism-Mercury.

Anonymous said...

Can anyone make sure Kev get this? Or is he too busy on druging Megan with antipsychotis?

Aspiegirl44 said...

fore sam

"Aspie Girl;
You mistake opposition to ignorance for hate. Have you considered the fact that your problems are probably caused by mercury? You should see a DAN doctor and check out the Yahoo group Autism-Mercury."

I live in a community where there is zero intervention for adults for autism. My mental health system refuses to treat me by my diagnosis or provide any help at all. My requests for help from medical professionals have been ignored. No advocacy group will help me with any issues.

The help I wanted was assistance in overcoming some roadblocks of my autism that prevent me from achieving the things in my life I would like to do.



jonsmom

"Thousands of children and adults with autism suffer from things like;

OCD
Anxiety disorders
Panic attacks
Phobias
Self injurious behaviour
Chronic or acute insomnia
Incontinence
Ritualistic behaviour
Language delay or no language
No sense or awareness of danger
Sensory issues"

I know many of these issues. I have lived with mosts of them my entire life. Only ones I have not lived with is incontinence and OCD. I have severe sensory issues. I did not verbalize well as a child. Have become more verbal in last several years. I talk to much now and say the same things over and over alot. Just learned to communicate through typing online in last couple years too. Mostly this year. I am a headbanger when overwhelmed. Have been hated for that. I get no help for it and have tried to overcome it on my own the bests I can. Oh I have a gluten allergy we know that is real.

I have a good thing though. I discovered how to make videos in a movie making program this year. I am 100% visual learner and I love making these videos it brings me much joy.

I am trying to tell you all that where I live nobody gives a shit about the adults. Sorry to cuss but I can't think of a better way to say it. I do believe children should always come firsts but I feel for adults who want the appropriate help and they can not get it.

I have been in institutions and I have seen others deprived of food. I have been forced to take meds even when I fainted and had no heartbeat they wanted me to take more. I was afraid I would die and when I said no they forced it and I fainted again had no b/p and was rushed to hospital. I have bad reactions to meds.

I went to jail once cause of screaming and they yelled stop and I kept screaming they all sat on me I screamed more. I was scared. They did not care. My family told them I was autistic they did not care.

I also ramble to much so I will stop now. LOL

Thank you all for your input.

John Best said...

Aspiegirl;
Go here http://www.generationrescue.org/ to find a rescue angel near you to help. Mainstream medicine will not help our kids either. You have to learn to help yourself.

Anonymous said...

Freeing my son from mercury poisoning is the only thing that's important. Why are you afraid to use your name?

Liar. You know that's not the case, and I know it's not the case because last I checked you NEVER HAD YOUR SON TESTED FOR MERCURY POISONING! Never. However, if you can convince people that chelation cures autism or that mercury causes it - well, it makes your butt-buddy JB Handley happy and probably gets you in good with the quacks and trial lawyers trying to rip off the American public.

As to why I choose not to reveal my identify, it's because jerks like you have a tendency to try to "out" anyone who dares to decry your point of view. You have no compunction about harassing people at home or at work simply because they don't agree with you. I don't have any desire to subject myself or my family to your organization's slimy personal attacks. You might be proud of putting your name behind your stupidity, but for my money that just makes you more stupid.

John Best said...

One of the loopier loons has joined us today. This genius thinks curing autism is ripping off the public. A child cured of autism saves the public a few million, dear loon. Where's the ripoff? Get some help,you sound very sick.

Anonymous said...

"As to why I choose not to reveal my identify, it's because jerks like you have a tendency to try to "out" anyone who dares to decry your point of view. You have no compunction about harassing people at home or at work simply because they don't agree with you".

Actually, it's the ND's who "out" people. John, get this person's IP address and track it. It sounds like mousey. Of course, the ND's sound a lot alike these days. I'm off to my Scientology class. I'm hoping to run into Tom Cruise today.

Anonymous said...

I am so sad about AspieGirl. Click on her profile. It seems that she is really sick. I'm not mocking you at all AspieGirl. I am very sad that many people with autism with real medical concerns are being treated so horribly. That is our point... Please understand. I'm sad now.

Aspiegirl44 said...

jonsmom

Yes. I am a Claymate. :)

"it sounds like you could have been misdiagnosed as aspergers instead of classic/Kanner's autism."

I don't know what Kanner's means but we do know that I seem to fall into the autism diagnosis from early childhood issues. I think I was diagnosed aspergers cause I can speak. I want you all to know though that I have family members who have aspergers and I love them so much. I think the label does not matter to me as much as the right kind of help.

Where I live I was lucky to get any diagnosis.

I saw my social worker today and asked him why my caseworker has not spoken to me once in over a year. He said because she has to many cases and to be patient. I said I have been patient for about 3 years or so and had a meltdown. First time I head banged in public in awhile but I think I am fed up. Then I screamed at him this is autism could you idiots learn about it. At least I am getting braver. I guess I am getting more social skills too. I hope they don't get me in trouble. :) I seem to head bang for 2 reasons.

1. When really mad or frustated but it does take alot. 3 or 4rs in my system and I did not loose it til today. So usually do ok but have a limit I guess.

2. When really overstimualted like to much info coming at me to fasts. If I break things down to one step at a time I do better. If to many people talk to me all at once that tough on me to follow and I can get cranky or cry or meltdown. If they are yelling not talking I can meltdown. It scares me and I freak out. I usually cant remember everything I do or say in a big meltdown. I remember parts of it but not all of it.

I just put in a blog here. I think I am having seizures and they are getting worse. MS symptoms too. I dont know how to link you to the blog though. These are new symptoms that started about 4 years ago.

I was never on a computer much before. I started getting dizzy, headaches and nauea when scrolling pages and refreshing them. I can't play my video games no more I get sick. I try with sunglasses on though. :)

A women helped me find a neuro docter. I see him this month. I hope he tests me right. Took 4 years to get to one. Drs. have been blowing this stuff off as its been progressing.

I will check the links you all shared too.

PS: I not sure how to quote someone the right way her so just winging it. :)

Aspiegirl44 said...

I forgot to add this. I change in focus too. Sometimes my writing comes out really good other times I am not so focused and it comes out bad. I have always been a bad speller but getting better. :)

John Best said...

Aspiegirl;
By signing in with your blogger ID, your name is a link to your blog. My son stopped his head banging with extra Vitamin C. It might help you.
No neurologists or mainstream doctors will treat autism because they caused the condition by putting mercury into all of us. Correcting their mistake by curing anyone would damage their collective reputations. Forget about them.
The fact that others in your family have Asperger's probably means that you have a family trait that you can not rid yourselves of metals. It's never too late to start chelation.

Aspiegirl44 said...

Anonymous said...

"I am so sad about AspieGirl. Click on her profile. It seems that she is really sick. I'm not mocking you at all AspieGirl. I am very sad that many people with autism with real medical concerns are being treated so horribly. That is our point... Please understand. I'm sad now."

Thank you for reading my blog. I think I am sick too and I am scared.

John Best said...

If I tracked the IP address of today's loon, it would probably turn out to be a library where people who keep their belongings in shopping carts hang around. Or, it might come from a college in Finland. Or, it could be a cleaning lady in California. In any case, one loon's as good as another.

John Best said...

Jonsmum;
All of this tracking IP addresses just reminds me off the kids who would squeal to the teacher to get you in trouble.

John Best said...

Yuh, that probably happens all the time.?

ballastexistenz said...

Get you in trouble for what? Was it by chance things like bullying?

Anonymous said...

Aspie girl

I think I read somewhere that graphics on computer games can cause seizures you may want to check that out.

John Best said...

Amanda;
No, the kids who were like Leech were squealing on troublemakers. I was a well behaved child.

John Best said...

Dave knows better than to say anything that might piss off his wife.

Anonymous said...

Megan can get Risperidone now instead of Valeragan. It will cool her moodswings I am sure.

Anonymous said...

I advised Mr Leitch on numerous occasions, he would benefit from this medication himself, but he insisted on debating the matter with me.
He wouldn't take no for an answer, became abusive, babbling about "no stinkin' cure", and had to be physically removed from the surgery.
Needless to say he is no longer a patient of mine.

Anonymous said...

I received a refferal from Mr Leitch's General Practitioner soon after this incident.
Dr Buttah expressed his concerns regarding Mr Leitch's mental health, and a decision was made to involve the Crisis Intervention team.
Mr Leitch has since received intensive councelling from the experienced advisor, Mr JB Handley of Generation Rescue.
Unfortunately, despite our efforts to help Mr Leich, we have concluded that his diagnosis of "stupidity" as incurable.

Anonymous said...

Help....

David N. Andrews M. Ed., C. P. S. E. said...

Oh shit...

" Mr Leitch's Doctor said...
I advised Mr Leitch on numerous occasions, he would benefit from this medication himself, but he insisted on debating the matter with me."

Oh really... Doctor of what? Fuckwittery?

"He wouldn't take no for an answer, became abusive, babbling about 'no stinkin' cure', and had to be physically removed from the surgery."

I'd imagine he'd have gone voluntarily, really...

"Needless to say he is no longer a patient of mine."

Good for him... who'd want to be the patient of a 'doctor' who'd refer him to another 'doctor' who can't even spell the same word the same way twice in one post?!

"10 November, 2006
Mr Leitch's Psychiatrist said...
I received a refferal from Mr Leitch's General Practitioner soon after this incident."

The word is spelt referral.

"Dr Buttah expressed his concerns regarding Mr Leitch's mental health, and a decision was made to involve the Crisis Intervention team."

The weirdo fucked up ex-army medic you refer to is Dr Buttar. And as someone who has fuck all training in mental health issues, that 'doctor' has no business being involved in MH work... not that I think for a minute that this is in any way real!

"Mr Leitch has since received intensive councelling from the experienced advisor, Mr JB Handley of Generation Rescue."

Ah, well... anyone getting counselling from a Stanford graduate in Pseudo-sientific Bullshitting is - by definition - fucked. That sort of experience will do that to ya....

"Unfortunately, despite our efforts to help Mr Leich, we have concluded that his diagnosis of "stupidity" as incurable."

By the end of the 'letter'... this 'doctor' forgets how to spell it... it's Leitch

"10 November, 2006
Mrs Leitch said...
Help.... "

Yes, *Mrs Leitch'...

You better get the man back from this den of pillocks before they can ... ah, yeh... what can they do, apart from irritate the shit out of him... well, if he's constipated, this actually might do him some weird sort of vicarious/indirect good.

LoL

Transparent fuckwittery from the hater-crowd...

I could die from the Not-Surprise I'm feeling just now.

Time to grow up, wankers.

David N. Andrews M. Ed., C. P. S. E. said...

"sientific"->scientific

And I caught it... before any of you fuckers could...

And I'll have a lovely screenshot of this just in case JBJr pulls this to try to make me look like the sort of cretin he is.

Anonymous said...

You've stopped your medication again, haven't you?

David N. Andrews M. Ed., C. P. S. E. said...

Imbecile City (who was too scared to give a name...): " David's therapist said...

You've stopped your medication again, haven't you? "

I have no therapist, and I'm not on any medication.

JBJr should have a therapist, who should be on danger money; he should also be on medication.

John Best said...

Aqualung;
Stanford graduates are aware that psychology is a pseudo-science. That's why they understand that it has no business having anything to do with autism which is a case of brains that have been poisoned.
Buttar and others address the cause of the autism. They've gone against the ancient notion that teachers could cure mercury poisoning. When this information makes it into textbooks at Oalu U., pending psychologists may grasp an understanding of the subject. Until then, they will continue to make fools out of themselves while parents with brains that work right cure their kids.

John Best said...

David; Typos do not count against you here. However, your foul language which betrays your limited vocabulary is evidence that you should demand a refund from Uolu U for not educating you properly.

David N. Andrews M. Ed., C. P. S. E. said...

jonsmum: "Judging from your last outburst, I think you need both."

Given your irrational understanding on how autism actually come about, you need therapy.

jonsmum's arse: "Thou dost protest too much."

Nah. Protesting once is not protesting too much.

Arsewipe Inferior: "Stanford graduates are aware that psychology is a pseudo-science."

Which is why they have one of the best psych departments in the US... yes?

Jesus Christ, you lot are so thick... I'm surprised you know how to breed.

I'm out of this black hole.

Anonymous said...

Oh this Andrews has obviously reached rock bottom. Dumb as a cone. It would be thrilling to watch what effect sophisticated electroshock therapy would have on him.

But would his mother allow it?

Anonymous said...

Amanda Baggs does not carry the diagnosis of autism alone. Amanda Baggs claims to carry an MR diagnosis as well depending on how she feels that morning when she wakes up in the morning. Amanda Baggs does not represent all autistics, she represents herself. What she has to say in meaningless in the eyes of many parents as we do not want our kids to grow up to be like her and have her views. I was directed to a forum where Amanda Baggs has claimed to be biosexual stating that she prefers women over men. For someone so low functioning who does not have sensation to use the restroom on her own and does not have control of her hands unless she is typing on a computer I don't see her performing oral sex on a woman or putting a strap on anytime soon. She is a liar. Her videos are fake. It is obvious that her stimming is self invoked and when her cat came near her she picked it right up and was able to control her stimming. Then claimed that it was a therapy cat. Does a therapy cat even exist? Excuses excuses

John Best said...

Anon;
Poor Amanda is probably being told what to say by the evil leaders of Neurodiversity. I don't even think a lunatic like Andrews would be interested in her sexually unless she lost weight and let her hair grow. Of course, if she could swing from tree to tree that would probably turn him on. If any man took an interest in her, that would probably cure her bisexuality.

Anonymous said...

If there was ever a need for Lupron in a female she is the perfect example

Anonymous said...

Hi John
I have some news you're certain to enjoy, I'm PREGNANT! Yes, autie-me, with one autistic child already and I sure as h*ll hope another autie on the way!

Re: the epidemic; Our plan is working! We're deliberately outbreeding you :)

John Best said...

Autistic children are born normal. You have to poison them to make them autistic.

Anonymous said...

"I don't even think a lunatic like Andrews would be interested in her sexually unless she lost weight and let her hair grow."

Forescum, shut up, be a man and stop being so shallow. You yourself are an ugly little twat but I hardly make a deal of it.

"Of course, if she could swing from tree to tree that would probably turn him on."

By calling her a monkey, you're calling your son a monkey. Do you realise you are hurting him?

"If any man took an interest in her, that would probably cure her bisexuality."

Shes BIsexual as in as in "Sexually attracted to both males and females". She wouldn't be "cured" of being bisexual.

Stop bringing up things that have nothing to do with the woman's autism!

And quit getting so overly involved with her life. What are you? In love with her!? Are you torn that she didn't go out on a date with you?

Unknown said...

John I know you won't post this either but here goes anyway.
Your children can learn to type. Many Autistic tend to be hyperlexic. They can learn to type easier than they can learn to talk. My totally non-verbal 6 year old who is struggling with PECS and sign language can type his name, drink, eat, swim, and potty. The thing you have to get for them if they have hypotonia (like my son has) is the kids keyboards with the really large keys until their muscle tone improves enough for them to have the motor control to use a regular keyboard. To kc's mom I want to say that it is more likely that your son head bangs in order to have sensory stimulation. Try deep muscle massage combined with rhythmic counting when he is headbanging. Also don't ever lightly brush against your son. Any touch should be firm. Light touch causes pain in SID kids. If he is not hypertensive to water take him swimming or put him in a tub when he is having an episode of headbanging. "Stimming" is self stimulatory behaviors and they are a necessary part of life for us. What cannot happen is dangerous stimming behaviors. Headbanging is dangerous and it can be replaced as a stimming behavior if you help the child's sensory processing integrate faster. It will eventually integrate but there is real help for improving the level of integration as well as the time frame for that development. i hate to hear that you see your son as less than a person because he is Autistic. If they offered me a "cure" for me or my kids I would say no. A huge part of the person that I know and love in Joshua is Autism. If I ripped that out of him he would not be the same person. he would be worse. He would be destroyed. that is not what I want for my chid. No thank yo I will keep my Autistic kids. After all God thought i was good enough to get to raise his most precious children. Who am i to question how he made them or how he made me. GOD MADE MA JUST THE WAY I AM AND GOD DON'T MAKE NO JUNK. I was once a biomed believer. I was until biomed proved itself to be a huge pack of lies. I will soon share that story in one of my videos at youtube