Being conditioned to like Autism?!

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I don't think it is trolling because the page he posts to the kid had Autism I know this person keeps going on about his adventures at a camp devoted for kids whom are on the spectrum not sure if I can mention the camp's name but I kinda thought it was odd but not malicious in anyway. Just thought that maybe through different programs he may have been in in his life he could have been "conditioned" to have a positive outlook on the disorder I'm more of a realist I see what it is I know what it is I don't think he's something I'd jump for joy at nor would it be something that I make a will over.

Last edited by JoelFan on 14 Aug 2014, 11:20 am, edited 1 time in total.

Hey, I like "Autism rocks", it's a neat little pun.

I mean, yeah, autism is a disability, but there are good things about it. People think that living with a disability has got to be all long faces and feeling sorry for yourself and working oh-so-hard to overcome your disability as though your entire life is full of struggle and defined by what you can't do. But people who think that are being silly and haven't got the first idea about what it's really like. There are good parts, bad parts, and mostly, just in-between everyday parts.

Sometimes, people want to celebrate the good parts of autism, just to make the point that people can stop feeling sorry for us, please, and start treating us like equals instead of tiptoeing around our "tragic" existence. And sometimes, people celebrate the good parts of autism simply because they ARE good parts. The joy of flapping your hands, the fascination with a special interest, the way many of us are deeply in touch with our environments, or with animals, or with facts and ideas; all of those are good parts of autism, good experiences that we wouldn't have if it weren't for autism. Why should we be ashamed of it? Why not be proud and happy, instead?