Trusting Autism Pride Advocacy

October 21, 2010

With regard to the autism is not a disease advocacy I just have a good sense of

humor.

Catch My Disease.

I have not trusted organizations for some time due to senseless disputes causing

hard feelings with those who try to help those like me. I was accused of being

an ASAN. It took me a week but then I found what they meant by calling me the

name of ASAN. This group is involved with anti-abortion and is following the

trend of associating autism people like the Jewish in WWII comparing Hitler

destruction of life to the abortion research.

For of all as a person with autism I do not view myself diseased even if a

science of pathological thought has this as a generic concept. I do not believe

people are calling me a puzzle. I do not think autism is an identity and I do

not know of a autism culture. I do not like how people attack professionals that

have only tried to help. Also I do not like being called a diagnosis as an

identity like autistic.

I have been aware of self-advocacy movements for ten years. I never agreed with

the pressure of viewing insults were there were none and being considered

ignorant if I do not think like extremely overly sensative and confrontational

people. I do believe that every human deserves dignity and the foul of this is

at times mutual between self-advocates and otherwise.

People seem far to radical to me and oppositional of each other in the autism

community at times. That is why I don't like it to much. It's a social mess at

times and over complicates the idea of non-confrontational advocacy that helps

people. Instead for little things more energy is spent on hyper-sensitivities

from a pride I don't quite understand rather then quality of life and inclusion.

Sometimes reverse discrimination happens and the so called normal people are

bashed. It's just rebellious to me and destructive. It's destructive and

senseless given people really do need help and it is distracting.

Young

HFA

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