RE: further.. Aspergers Emergency Card

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz,

I must say this is  an admirable project that lots of our

community could find of use and value.    But having said that, as pointed

out, do be discrete about how and where you promote it.

Anyway, what you have designed appears to be a close parallel to

a business card that Liane Holliday Willey described in her book Pretending to

be Normal.   You will find a write up about it on page 102.   At least that is

where it appeared in my pb copy of her book published in 1999 by

Kingsley.   This was the very first book on AS I purchased after my Therapist

had loaned me Tony Attwood’s original book.    The second was Edgar Schneider’s

Discovering my Autism.   Both these are treasured by me among my growing

collection of books on AS.

Cheers,  Ron.

From: aspires-relationships

[mailto:aspires-relationships ] On Behalf Of rogernmeyer@...

Sent: Saturday, 21 April 2012 12:58 PM

To: aspires-relationships

Subject: Re: Aspergers Emergency Card

Liz,

Much as others may appreciate your work and your enthusiasm, this is the second

time you've used the ASPIRES-RELATIONSHIPS list for what really amounts to a

commercial solicitation.

I'm

pretty sure Helen or may have reminded you that this is inappropriate for

the list. There's also a possibility that you may have used " multiple

addressees " on your convenient mailing to the discussion list, something

that's also not in line with long-standing policy and practice asking members

not to use a multiple addressee format in their postings to this list.

Unless things have really changed regarding both practices, please desist from

solicitations and " good news " announced in this manner to the list.

This is not a marketing forum.

Just to make something very clear...This discussion group list is NOT what

is ordinarily considered " social media. " That means it was

established long ago as a confidential and private Internet venue for far

different different purposes than Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and other similar

social media.

It is Email, pure, simple, and that's all. Email's been around since

the early nineties with well-developed politieness and appropriate use

understandings that are well documented and well-justified. Please consult this

discussion list's rules, which I helped to draft a long time ago.

They have been in place almost as long as the list itself. I'm pretty sure

you can access them from a home page link.

If not, please ask Helen or where they can be accessed.

Thanks.

Grumpy old Meyer

A stickler for " da rules "

Aspergers Emergency Card

>

>Hello --

>

>I just finished a project I'm quite proud of, and I hope it does some good

in our crazy world. I designed a personalized card to be carried by people with

Aspergers who may not be able to communicate well in a high stress emergency.

>

>The idea came about from some discussion on a list for parents of gifted

AS/NLD kids ... we were talking about how our teen kids are learning to drive

and becoming independent, maybe before they are as ready as their parents want.

>

>The idea is that we Aspies often know we aren't able to talk well, even

when we want to be helpful. If we can get this card out in an emergency, anyone

who reads it will know how to communicate with us.

>

>I'm selling the card on Zazzle. It has fill in the blank spaces for

personal information and contact names and numbers, plus basic info on dealing

with someone who might be having a meltdown. [Don't expect eye contact, don't

grab me]. There's space to upload a photo, too.

>

>Unlike other cards I've seen, this one is not demeaning or insulting. It

was designed by an Aspie graphic designer (me).

>

>Now for the part I hate -- marketing. I'm hitting the social media, telling

friends, asking them to hit social media and tell their friends ... I think a

card like this is a really good idea, and many people can use it. I do earn

money from each sale, but that's almost beside the point -- for those that need

a card like this, it's invaluable. And I do plan on donating some of the

profits to As groups run by AS people.

>

>So please, help me spread the word. Take a look at the card, and use the

Sharing buttons on the card's web page.

>

>http://www.zazzle.com/aspergers_emergency_card_postcard-239368349764157962?rf=238831668488066559

>

>Please use the whole link above ... if you do, I get a few cents more in

affiliate fees.

>

>I've also written a blog post about the cards, and another with directions

to make one:

>General Info:

http://polymathsolution.com/blog/2012/04/19/aspergers-emergency-card/

>Detailed Instructions:

http://polymathsolution.com/blog/2012/04/20/instructions-for-aspergers-emergency-card/

>

>Liz

>

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