tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post8447204961936375500..comments2024-03-14T18:26:18.208-07:00Comments on autism's gadfly: An answer to question of why autistic boy would want to socialize with girl bullies jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-68793207014937316922014-05-14T12:28:03.872-07:002014-05-14T12:28:03.872-07:00The Sensory Spectrum is hosting a special blog hop...The Sensory Spectrum is hosting a special blog hop of posts from bloggers in June and we'd love to have you participate! Just imagine a list of bloggers sharing their stories about what it’s like to have sensory kiddos! Read more here: http://www.thesensoryspectrum.com/sensory-bloggers-blog-hop-information/<br /><br />Joining in on this blog hop will undoubtedly get your blog more exposure as people will hop from one blog to the next to read the stories. I will also be tweeting everyone's stories during the month and highlighting some on my Facebook page.<br /><br />I hope you'll join us!<br />Jennifer @ The Sensory Spectrum<br />(and you can find me @ The Jenny Evolution, too!)Mommy Evolutionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524551175393068870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-21619464794246038222014-04-27T12:41:08.373-07:002014-04-27T12:41:08.373-07:00See http://www.doctornerdlove.com/2014/03/socially...See http://www.doctornerdlove.com/2014/03/socially-awkward-isnt-an-excuse/ abd the comments for people discussing the trend.<br /><br />The article says <br /><br />"...Being socially awkward is often held up as a defense against being labeled “creepy”; it’s another variation of “it’s only creepy if you’re ugly”, but with the vague hints of ableism or social justice for flavor. Almost everyone has been creeped out by someone out only to be told “Aw, he means well. He just doesn’t know any better,” or “Hey, he’s a nice guy! He does so much for us! He’s just a little awkward, you know?” There’s tremendous social pressure to look the other way, to “give him a second chance”<br /><br />"Let’s run down just what makes someone creepy again:<br /><br />"Behaving in a manner that makes someone feel uncomfortable, unsafe or threatened.<br /><br />"Behaving in a manner that pushes against an individual’s boundaries – especially repeatedly."<br /><br />The "It's possible those eighth-grade girls really did like you" comment sure looks like the "Aw, he means well" comment apart from the gender pronoun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-21594793786697582492014-04-25T15:40:35.914-07:002014-04-25T15:40:35.914-07:00@Anonymous 9:32, I don't have a clue as to wha...@Anonymous 9:32, I don't have a clue as to what you're talking about. jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-52177073536750079502014-04-25T09:32:59.636-07:002014-04-25T09:32:59.636-07:00" Jake Crosby said...
"It's possibl..." Jake Crosby said...<br /><br />"It's possible those eighth-grade girls really did like you, Jonathan, but decided to approach you awkwardly because they may have thought you were awkward.<br /><br />" jonathan said...<br /><br />"Uh, no, Jake, they were making fun of me."<br /><br />Jake's coming pretty close to the "Don't complain about him/her treating you like that, maybe s/he means well and is just differently showing it!!! You don't want to pick on someone for being different, do you?" thing used to excuse so many cases of people hurting innocent people...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-66818245814803380092014-04-24T01:15:57.056-07:002014-04-24T01:15:57.056-07:00Sorry, Jonathan. :(Sorry, Jonathan. :(Jake Crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580083037896941137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-65951031155973396322014-04-23T18:40:05.983-07:002014-04-23T18:40:05.983-07:00Uh, no, Jake, they were making fun of me. Uh, no, Jake, they were making fun of me. jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-65472526588918183082014-04-23T17:26:10.268-07:002014-04-23T17:26:10.268-07:00It's possible those eighth-grade girls really ...It's possible those eighth-grade girls really did like you, Jonathan, but decided to approach you awkwardly because they may have thought you were awkward.Jake Crosbyhttp://www.autisminvestigated.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-50805209027831082982014-04-22T07:00:27.157-07:002014-04-22T07:00:27.157-07:00Thanks for an interesting article - I agree that t...Thanks for an interesting article - I agree that the mainstream media ignores a lot of issues around autism, but I think that is because of the complexity. Soundbites and phrases in 140 characters or less sell; long, involved articles do not. <br /><br />I also wanted to mention a 51 day challenge to educate the public on the many organizations other than Autism Speaks. Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/ASDresources?ref=hl<br /><br />We start the challenge May 1 - I hope you and your readers will consider participating.D Marcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967899523022149905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-42977288005880791882014-04-22T05:55:55.452-07:002014-04-22T05:55:55.452-07:00"2) I don't agree that the mainstream med..."2) I don't agree that the mainstream media is "ignoring" the issue of loneliness and celibacy among people with autism. I think they realize that:<br />a) autism causes social skills; and<br />b) people with poor social skills are likely to be lonely and celibate. Therefore it is obvious that people with autism are going to be lonely and celibate. The job of the mainstream media is to report news, not remind us of the obvious."<br /><br />c) Given all the problems that teen pregnancy causes, a teenager being celibate instead of risking teen conception IS NOT A PROBLEM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-16597017807053545902014-04-21T20:55:31.442-07:002014-04-21T20:55:31.442-07:00They are pondering why this boy would want to be f...They are pondering why this boy would want to be friends with these girls after what they did to him, as if they don't understand. They are claiming he is too impaired socially to understand this, but are really ignoring what his motivation could be, at least in my opinion. jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-39882597152406942702014-04-21T17:43:50.710-07:002014-04-21T17:43:50.710-07:001) There has been a more involved story about this...1) There has been a more involved story about this from the Washington Post. See here:<br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/autistic-md-boy-says-he-wants-to-resume-relationship-with-girls-accused-of-abusing-him/2014/04/20/21551f20-c266-11e3-bcec-b71ee10e9bc3_story.html<br /><br />2) I don't agree that the mainstream media is "ignoring" the issue of loneliness and celibacy among people with autism. I think they realize that:<br />a) autism causes social skills; and<br />b) people with poor social skills are likely to be lonely and celibate. Therefore it is obvious that people with autism are going to be lonely and celibate. The job of the mainstream media is to report news, not remind us of the obvious.redtape0652http://www.scivee.tv/user/9658noreply@blogger.com