Re: the kind of article I thought I'd never see on the Autism Speaks site -- http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2011/02/10/fs-self-advocacy/

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No. It's typical of the kind of stuff you see on the Autism Speaks website.

It's typical in that what is stated APPEARS to be good, but the way I read it

is: " Don't be held up by autistics who have auditory, olfactory, taste, touch,

and sight sensitivities. If they need to leave a store now, just tell them that

you know it's tough for them, but you have one more store to go to, and they

will appreciate your understanding. "

Or:

" If they're not doing something now, it's because doing it is outside their

comfort zone, but if you tell them to do it and wait patiently, they will go

ahead and do it for you, just wait and see. "

No, actually, if something is too hard for them, or if it is going to burst

their autistic bubble, they'll get wound up to the point where they either will

have a meltdown, or they will do what needs to be done just to get out of there.

It's no different than ABA therapy in other words.

Perhaps the person who wrote this entry has never worked with a variety of

autistics. I can remember attending a convention in which people wound up

driving an autistic under a table using this person's techniques. The autistic

was rocking and crying for thirty minutes before she came out...and she was

supposed to be one of the main presenters.

This blog entry is about the biggest BS I've seen recently, but it's fed to us

with sugar so most people will buy it.

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The kind of article I thought I'd never see on the " Autism Speaks " site —

http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2011/02/10/fs-self-advocacy/

Kate Gladstone