I wrote a book. I felt it was important to detail recent history. The book talk about the aspergian mythos. The way Aspies for Freedom made such an impact. Some selections from this blog was included as well.
The amazon page is here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007R5TKC0
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Let the Great Undiagnosing Begin!!!
Everyone has by now seen the new DSM-V. It removes a "separate" category for Aspergers and PDD-NOS and puts it under Autism. The end effect is that Aspergers will no longer be considered a separate diagnoses. It was and still is for many a " gateway" diagnosis to autism.
It has been a great benefit to Autistic Advocacy. It allowed those who can almost pass for normal to be identified to join others in advocacy. My biggest fear is that it will encourage under diagnosises. I even fear this is the very intent! The voices of those who wish to control the debate and profit by it have been drowned out. You feel it in their very anger when some of them shout out "you dont really have autism".
Imagine what if that was the original format for the DSM-IV, How many would have gone undiagnosed or even wrongly diagnosed through ignorance of the specialist???
It has been a great benefit to Autistic Advocacy. It allowed those who can almost pass for normal to be identified to join others in advocacy. My biggest fear is that it will encourage under diagnosises. I even fear this is the very intent! The voices of those who wish to control the debate and profit by it have been drowned out. You feel it in their very anger when some of them shout out "you dont really have autism".
Imagine what if that was the original format for the DSM-IV, How many would have gone undiagnosed or even wrongly diagnosed through ignorance of the specialist???
Monday, February 09, 2009
Mexican Invasion Continues
Property rights are the seemingly the latest victim in the Mexican war against the USA.Here is an article that describes how a private US citizen protection his life and property is now being sued.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/09/16-illegals-sue-arizona-rancher/
Mr. Barnett has endured the unending violation of his rights by illegal immegrants who are often armed. The left would have you believe it is primarily the "honest hardworking " mexican crossing the border when in reality it is dangerous drug smugglers.
We can only hope that justice will prevail as it ultimately did in the case of the border patrol agents.
Update:
I found this editorial at IBD, http://tinyurl.com/d7v69z It simply blew my mind.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/09/16-illegals-sue-arizona-rancher/
Mr. Barnett has endured the unending violation of his rights by illegal immegrants who are often armed. The left would have you believe it is primarily the "honest hardworking " mexican crossing the border when in reality it is dangerous drug smugglers.
We can only hope that justice will prevail as it ultimately did in the case of the border patrol agents.
Update:
I found this editorial at IBD, http://tinyurl.com/d7v69z It simply blew my mind.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Worst Kind of Greed
Obama is in jail. No Not President Obama but George Obama his half brother. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28947310/
George Obama lives on a little more than $12 USD a year. Barry Obama could easily have given him $20 to double his income. As President lectures us about greed and caring for one's neighbor m- Perhaps he practice some himself. He is so greedy that he cant help his won brother. Obama became a millionaire while in office in Illinois. How does that happen??
He should practice what he preaches.
George Obama lives on a little more than $12 USD a year. Barry Obama could easily have given him $20 to double his income. As President lectures us about greed and caring for one's neighbor m- Perhaps he practice some himself. He is so greedy that he cant help his won brother. Obama became a millionaire while in office in Illinois. How does that happen??
He should practice what he preaches.
SETI
SETI research has been around for a long time. A lot longer than most imagine. See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28916124/
I think the modern approach is missing an import consideration - Probes. Yes Probes. We have been only to send objects into deep space for last few decades and Already we have a collection - the voyagers etc. Some dead but nevertheless there.
So imagine a half dozen E.T. civilizations older than us sending out probes of varying complexity and sizes. These must number in the hundreds of thousands if the evolution of intelligence is more than a fluke.
The sizes of probes could present a problem however if they are active mostly likely are sending out signals. These signals could be detected mitigating against the size problem.
We should guessestimate the rage of power and frequencies that probes could have and thoroughly investigate small (targeted) patches of sky. We should target nebulas and places that are or were "interesting". while avoiding areas that life could evolve and then caputure or destroy any alien probes.
I think the modern approach is missing an import consideration - Probes. Yes Probes. We have been only to send objects into deep space for last few decades and Already we have a collection - the voyagers etc. Some dead but nevertheless there.
So imagine a half dozen E.T. civilizations older than us sending out probes of varying complexity and sizes. These must number in the hundreds of thousands if the evolution of intelligence is more than a fluke.
The sizes of probes could present a problem however if they are active mostly likely are sending out signals. These signals could be detected mitigating against the size problem.
We should guessestimate the rage of power and frequencies that probes could have and thoroughly investigate small (targeted) patches of sky. We should target nebulas and places that are or were "interesting". while avoiding areas that life could evolve and then caputure or destroy any alien probes.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Neanderthal's revisited
I have been watching on Natgeotv their series on the Neanderthals. I am amused how now that since 1998 the idea of interbreeding with modern humans is gaining ground. The Foxp2 gene for language was found in neanderthal dna that is the *same* as ours. So either we got it from them or they got it from "us".
There have long been reports of neanderthals in the middle east to asia. In fact, A case was even made for them surviving to the present day.
The neanderthal theory has more solid science behind it than vaccines. I wonder why it is so horrible to think autism is from mommy and daddy. Anyway they have reconstructed this face above from dna. They dubbed her - wilma. I think she looks autistic. For the sake of completeness and fairness here is an opposing view.
There have long been reports of neanderthals in the middle east to asia. In fact, A case was even made for them surviving to the present day.
The neanderthal theory has more solid science behind it than vaccines. I wonder why it is so horrible to think autism is from mommy and daddy. Anyway they have reconstructed this face above from dna. They dubbed her - wilma. I think she looks autistic. For the sake of completeness and fairness here is an opposing view.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy
There was a conference this month entitled Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy . It featured among other Peter Singer.
As I reviewed the agenda , It struck me that there wasn't in any shape or form a Neurodiversity viewpoint represented. But I saw this titles
James C. Harris, M.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. A Developmental Perspective on the Emergence of Moral Personhood (abstract)
David Shoemaker, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University. Responsibility, Agency, and Cognitive Disability (abstract)
As I try to point out many times linking all aspects or forms of autism to disability is a bad idea. By doing that we limit ourselves and how society views us. Do you honestly think people will hire doctors,lawyers,programmers with Cognitive disabilities?? Even in love the movie pumpkin notwith standing, do youthink people will go to their families and friends and say "I fell in love with a great person that is cognitively disabled".
As I reviewed the agenda , It struck me that there wasn't in any shape or form a Neurodiversity viewpoint represented. But I saw this titles
James C. Harris, M.D., Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. A Developmental Perspective on the Emergence of Moral Personhood (abstract)
David Shoemaker, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University. Responsibility, Agency, and Cognitive Disability (abstract)
As I try to point out many times linking all aspects or forms of autism to disability is a bad idea. By doing that we limit ourselves and how society views us. Do you honestly think people will hire doctors,lawyers,programmers with Cognitive disabilities?? Even in love the movie pumpkin notwith standing, do youthink people will go to their families and friends and say "I fell in love with a great person that is cognitively disabled".
Sunday, September 07, 2008
No Abortion => No PreNatal Test=> No Genocide
We are watching the clock tick down. Every day we are a little closer to a prenatal test for autism. The not so funny fact is it wont be 100% accurate. It will be anywhere from 75% to 95% accurate. Just like down syndrome once it is there there will be no more walks for a cure.
Often in this world we are faced with decisions that are hard. No easy alternatives. damned f you do, damned if you dont. I try to choose as best I can the choices that at least make things a little better.
We are faced with evil in our time. The specter of eugenics is raising its ugly head once more. The call is now for "Normalcy" a normal race. We all want normailty ?? right? It is the latest ploy to rid the world of its so called undesirables deemed by a few.
When we compare that with denying a woman's right to choose, there is no comparison. Genocide is the greater evil. A whole group of people with the devalued genetic signatures will go into the night of history , if we allow this.
Even when we have NT allies , say parents, they're often more concerned about services and care for *their* kids. The question of future generations of autistics is unimportant or even undesirable to them.
The truth be told is that our efforts to halt the coming prenatal test is simply insufficent as this point in time. I see no reason why that would change. It requires money. Yet when I want to extol capitalism as a way for us to have more of a say I am excoriated by our own advocates. This self defeating belief system will do us in. It will keep us down and powerless.
Our last stop gap measure until we as a community are more in a position to better advocate for ourselves is to support the lesser of two evils.We need to align and ally ourselves with the prolifers. They have a real shot at making abortion illegal thereby resulting in any and all prenatal test useless. So please join with me and support Mcain/Palin to stop a prenatal test by stopping abortion.
It is our only viable alternative at this point.
Often in this world we are faced with decisions that are hard. No easy alternatives. damned f you do, damned if you dont. I try to choose as best I can the choices that at least make things a little better.
We are faced with evil in our time. The specter of eugenics is raising its ugly head once more. The call is now for "Normalcy" a normal race. We all want normailty ?? right? It is the latest ploy to rid the world of its so called undesirables deemed by a few.
When we compare that with denying a woman's right to choose, there is no comparison. Genocide is the greater evil. A whole group of people with the devalued genetic signatures will go into the night of history , if we allow this.
Even when we have NT allies , say parents, they're often more concerned about services and care for *their* kids. The question of future generations of autistics is unimportant or even undesirable to them.
The truth be told is that our efforts to halt the coming prenatal test is simply insufficent as this point in time. I see no reason why that would change. It requires money. Yet when I want to extol capitalism as a way for us to have more of a say I am excoriated by our own advocates. This self defeating belief system will do us in. It will keep us down and powerless.
Our last stop gap measure until we as a community are more in a position to better advocate for ourselves is to support the lesser of two evils.We need to align and ally ourselves with the prolifers. They have a real shot at making abortion illegal thereby resulting in any and all prenatal test useless. So please join with me and support Mcain/Palin to stop a prenatal test by stopping abortion.
It is our only viable alternative at this point.
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