Re: Keeping this group useful

[Guest guest]

Thanks for posting this, Dawn. You are absolutely right!

> We will never end the vaccine controversy by arguing about it here. This group

> is about girls and women who are currently on the autistic spectrum. We can

> speak usefully about our experiences, what helps, how to solve problems, and

how

> it feels to be non-neurotypical. If we turn the group into a running debate in

> which each side is persuaded the other's " facts " are spurious, it will become

> impossible to do these useful things.

>

> There are many places online where we can argue about vaccination, but this is

> the only group I'm familiar with where the problems of autistic girls and

women

> take center stage.

>

> Dawn

>

>

[Guest guest]

Agreed. Let's all move on...please!

[Guest guest]

A good suggestion Dawn. Let's focus on what brings us together instead of

what divides us!

In a message dated 5/2/2012 10:43:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

dawnsharon2008@... writes:

We will never end the vaccine controversy by arguing about it here. This

group

is about girls and women who are currently on the autistic spectrum. We

can

speak usefully about our experiences, what helps, how to solve problems,

and how

it feels to be non-neurotypical. If we turn the group into a running

debate in

which each side is persuaded the other's " facts " are spurious, it will

become

impossible to do these useful things.

There are many places online where we can argue about vaccination, but

this is

the only group I'm familiar with where the problems of autistic girls and

women

take center stage.

Dawn

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