16 Dec 2006, 12:25 pm
2. Some physical quirks. Again, for the most part, they are differences.
3. Physical disabilities. I think most would be happy curing this. They are not necessarily autistic anyway.
4. Mental retardation. I think most would want to cure this. They are ALSO not necessarily autistic. HECK, let's just try to cure mental retardation as a whole! Improved delivery regulations, and prenatal care can probably go a LONG way towards this! Failure to do so means LOTS of legal problems coming down the pike. The flood gates are ALREADY starting to open.(Primarily because of palsies, but palsies ARE a kind of mental retardation. They are caused by destruction of part of the motor centers of the brain.)
(...)BTW I hope your son starts living up to any expectations you ever hoped to have. It IS possible. One person here told me about how he was LFA, not very responsive, etc.... and today is very HFA! So he started out from a point that was probably worse than your son! Everyone is different, but you never know. The more normal you treat your son, and the more options you give him to improve, the more likely he is to actually improve.
Some very good points here, couldn't have said it better...
Phil:
This thread got me curious and I just watched a video of you interacting with your son Jake on YouTube.
He's a really cute kid, I love the way he says, "yeeeup!"...
He reminds me of my cousin a bit when he was that age, his mannerisms, except he was less high functioning, in the sense that he is pretty severe ADHD as well.
And the driving thing, although I am much more high functioning HFA and show only a bit of ADHD I was very obsessed with my dad letting me sit on his lap and steer his red dodge Ram! I used to love that he would indulge me in my love affair with it... My cousin was also obsessed with cars.
I can understand why you wouldn't want to change him.
16 Dec 2006, 1:33 pm
If you really are prepared to look past our differences and faults you'll find many potential allies in us - not dissimilar to how many people with Asperger's Syndrome form friendships with gays. Taking the piss out of people is much easier than actually beginning to engage with them. Criticism is healthy and democratic - it shows up things we may have missed. The main thing is that we have to talk to one another. It is the only way.
You did wrong. You can make amends. After that, it's up to you. Talking, understanding and maybe even some kind of friendship is much better and healthier for both our communities than hatred, hostility and bigotry.
I look forward to you eventually seeing sense and coming onboard, philcommander.
28 Dec 2006, 11:13 pm
with what philcomanders saying i don't believe it should insult anyone whatsoever becuase of corse instead of curing autism he just wants to get rid of the bad elements which will make his sons life much more easier like social skills and with parents being like this, including my mum (go mum lol) makes us able to communicate with the world easier and no offense but i believe this is the reason u hate nt's so much becuase they can't understand your needs as you express only in a way which people close to you know. of corse social skills and indipendance skills are needed to beable to cope in life and that really is the reasion your not coping. I only get on with a very small number of aspies and of corse they are the ones who have the same social skills ability as me and have the same difficulties as me, this is one of the reasons why i hardly post here because of corse i believe that you guys have more complex problems than me becuase you haven't been given the training which you need to excel in life which should have been implimented. If any of you are insulted by this then i'm sorry but it isn't meant to be offensive, just informative and by the way if u r wondering why i speak in shorthand form, it is becuase its the kind of way people from my generation do and of corse like all of you, i want to fit in and at the moment i am which i am glad for and thats y i wonder y u have problems with nt's when most are pretty caring its just the certain few who of corse would be classed as bullies which of corse the world will always have and remember they don't just pick on you so don't get yourself down about it. opps i've gone a bit off topic lol. btw youtube rulez 
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