tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post5568222018930945498..comments2024-03-14T18:26:18.208-07:00Comments on autism's gadfly: The Tenth Anniversary of Autism's Gadfly jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-55905245733126278452018-02-26T07:15:49.140-08:002018-02-26T07:15:49.140-08:00I have been diagnosed with some autism and mine wa...I have been diagnosed with some autism and mine was worse when I was very young. I think help from people around me made a big difference, though people have hurt me and almost caused me to go into progressive meltdowns. I have been diagnosed with some autism and mine was worse when I was very young. I think help from people around me made a big difference, though people have hurt me and almost caused me to go into progressive meltdowns.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077888393171954579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-23211561030553445572018-02-21T21:22:49.511-08:002018-02-21T21:22:49.511-08:00Thanks Jonathan, although my tenth anniversary won...Thanks Jonathan, although my tenth anniversary won't be till September. Autism Investigated's tenth anniversary won't be until 2023!<br /><br />JCAutism Investigatedhttp://www.autisminvestigated.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-46435410793342367762018-02-01T09:43:38.434-08:002018-02-01T09:43:38.434-08:00yes, I agree, severe autism does not get much publ...yes, I agree, severe autism does not get much publicity, though I guess most of the increase in autism diagnoses is high functioning cases, and issues of savantism and things like that are more appealing to the general public. <br /><br />Remarks like the ND made are pretty typical I guess jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-72389453053833647292018-01-31T13:23:26.155-08:002018-01-31T13:23:26.155-08:00I agree that milder forms of autism also come with...I agree that milder forms of autism also come with their challenges and I don't mean to diminish yours. But I don't feel that the issues surrounding severe autism get the attention they deserve. At least that's my experience - and I've been in the autism trenches for 25+ years since my son was diagnosed at age 4. <br /><br />I just don't see much recognition - in the mainstream media or social media or the blogosphere about severe autism. I know parents who have adults with autism in diapers; who've dealt with fecal smearing; whose children have profound intellectual disability, and an almost total inability to communicate (even with the best augmentative communication). There are kids and autistic adults who are self-injurious (my son hit himself so many times on the leg as an adolescent that the hair fell off);autistic individuals with severe aggression (I'm sure you're familiar with the Sky Walker and David Adam Wilson cases - where autistic young men killed their parents). And then there's destruction of property (my son destroyed his computer and punched holes in walls).<br /><br />The worst of all that - an NDer once told me that it was my fault that my son was aggressive and self-injurious because I didn't love and accept his autism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-64629690249917935802018-01-31T10:26:42.735-08:002018-01-31T10:26:42.735-08:00Yes, that's par for the course for those Aspie...Yes, that's par for the course for those Aspies, but mild autism, such as what I now have, though I was more severe at one time, is also very challenging for the individuals affected and their famlies as well. Thanks for your wishes.jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-20691844481566557102018-01-31T09:43:04.593-08:002018-01-31T09:43:04.593-08:00Happy 10th Anniversary Gadfly! As the mother of a ...Happy 10th Anniversary Gadfly! As the mother of a profoundly affected young man with autism, I do appreciate your blog. Autism, at the moderate to severe end of the spectrum, is very challenging for the individuals affected and their families. <br /><br />I know the neurodiversity movement claims to "care" about all individuals with autism. But I have yet to see anyone with Aspergers who actually provides hands on support, practical help to severely affected individuals, or to their families. Usually there's just criticism about the families, particularly the mothers. <br /><br />And particularly heartbreaking for me, when my profoundly affected son has been around Aspies, he is ignored. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-33324642103809238352018-01-29T09:12:38.814-08:002018-01-29T09:12:38.814-08:00well thanks and happy anniversary to you too, thou...well thanks and happy anniversary to you too, though I don't believe vaccines cause autism in most cases, though hannah Polling and a few others may have had some bad reactions to vaccines and caused something similar to autism jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-75156712114945823372018-01-28T17:58:52.087-08:002018-01-28T17:58:52.087-08:00Oh crap, somehow I missed this. I started blogging...Oh crap, somehow I missed this. I started blogging back in 2008 too. I remember you writing blogs about my first articles for AoA.<br /><br />Congrats Jonathan!<br /><br />Jake CrosbyAutism Investigatedhttp://www.autisminvestigated.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-85530661841983811952018-01-19T19:56:06.627-08:002018-01-19T19:56:06.627-08:00Just in case you didn't see this on Facebook -...Just in case you didn't see this on Facebook - Crane says that her diagnosis played a role in her appointment, so she's not telling the truth <br /><br />http://archive.is/TonHKYuvalnoreply@blogger.com