NPR did a story on me and my blog

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There was a good rebuttal to the doubter named Richard. I recommended it and if I can I'll do it again.

Well, Callista, I knew you were destined to be a voice for autism!! !

It was a great story, very positive. I love the fact that they included your self-acceptance, and the lines about
the beauty of your perspective as an autistic person.

Yeah!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !

I can understand the nerves around blowing your cover, but I'm so happy that you did it.

You can't help being your brilliant self, and your writing is going to attract attention. You're a very talented writer.

As far as the doubters... the public at large has a long way to go to understand what autism means.

You've just increased understanding by putting yourself out there on radio. Way to go!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

I listened to this today, raptly, in the car. I even shushed my kids. I thought the whole time, "Yay! They're taking it seriously!"

I've always liked your comments on here, and I agree, you express yourself well. I think it's an important thing, what you have been brave enough to do.

Very cool Callista!

The story was very well thought out and I think you were a great character in it (not a stereotype, just a real person being herself).

Wow. Congratulations, well done! I'm so glad somebody's willing to do stories like that, I wouldn't have the guts to let anyone near me with a camera.

Its sad to see how ignorant some of the responding posters are about Autism. I get so frustrated by that kind of idiot attitude I want to reach through the Net and throttle them.

I like the cat pictures!

WTG Callista on your NPR article. Congratulations!

Wow. Congratulations! I'm proud of you, and I totally understand the feeling scared part ... I would be, too.

You can always create new on-line alter-egos, to keep some part of you private going forward.

Some people have no clue about what AS really is, do they?

Callista, you're going to get those remarks, and some of those people may even mean well. They are misguided. Remember that. You are working against all that, slowly and surely, but no evolution happens without fits and spurts.

Hi, Callista - so glad you're here, too! NPR just posted your story on FB, and I tracked it back to WrongPlanet (having missed all the previous discussion.) I think it's really important to have a public face on autism that isn't filtered through the eyes of NT folk, thank you for stepping forward to provide one.

That was you?!?!?! Wow, I heard it on the radio today and was wondering if it was someone I had interacted with on WP. Great job and congratulations! Your blog rocks.

The ironic thing is that being accused of being "a writer looking for publicity" isn't just off-base because I'm not looking for publicity; it's because I'm not looking to be a professional writer. I just couldn't do it, executive-function wise--I'd starve to death from not being able to organize myself well enough to put out enough material to survive on! I'm going to be an engineer, not a writer. And publicity... well, it's useful to get the message out there, but I don't care if my name's attached. Would prefer, actually, that it wasn't. But NTs need names and faces with their facts, bless 'em. Always looking for the personal connection...

Callista, my husband heard the NPR story on the radio on his commute home from work, and he told me about it just as I was reading this thread on WrongPlanet. He highly recommended that I listen to the story (I have read it online), and it was really excellent. I thought that the story was levelheaded and a good representation. I do understand your concerns -- it's always kind of freaky to be "out there" -- but the story was great, and I really enjoyed it and feel like you did something really good for getting correct info out to the world.

Posting in a famous thread weeee!

But anyway. Callista - you have no 'internet anonymity' posting personal info like that on LIVEJOURNAL [a registration forum]. So do not sweat your e-fame

Congrats, Callista! I listened to some of the show during my lunch break and thought it was really well done. I listen to NPR every day and this was one of their better features. I will download the rest of the show as soon as possible.

I completely agree with you on the stress factor with being a writer vs engineer. Don't expect anyone out there to understand. When it comes to doing anything under pressure a linear project is at least possible where as art, creativity is ruined if there is pressure. I protect my writing like a special toy so it continues to stay beautiful. Not sure why the world tries to exploit everything it has the privilege to experience. I appreciate you letting it happen to further the 'cause' because it would horrify me if I had to listen to the 'public's' judgment of me based on a small amount of information. They don't know you, we don't know you, and it pisses me off when someone assumes they know enough to spit out their opinion.

I appreciate your bravery. I have no idea why you would want to do it and rest assured the general public has attention spans of a dog on a walk. A dog will either stop and wag its tail or piss a little and move on.

take care, you are awesome ((and I think you are brilliant and have read your blog since I read one of your responses here...don't stop all the things you do))