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Do you wear Autism/AS-related jewelry or items?
Yes 13%  13%  [ 8 ]
No, but I might 28%  28%  [ 17 ]
No, that's silly 20%  20%  [ 12 ]
I don't wear jewelry 38%  38%  [ 23 ]
Total votes : 60

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12 Sep 2008, 7:09 pm

My answer is "I don't wear jewellry, but even if I did, I wouldn't go around advertising my AS".


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12 Sep 2008, 8:55 pm

i weare a rainbow colored plastic wristband thats says autism awareness on one side and has the website of the organisation i bought it from ( www.aha-as-pdd.org )


i dont think anyone know what it is though unless they are close and read the bracelet


heres a picture of it


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12 Sep 2008, 9:36 pm

It could be that offense was taken combining "autism" with "sexy". Many parents have conniptions about the idea that children with a disability could possibly ever be interested in sex when they grow up.



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13 Sep 2008, 1:44 am

Magique wrote:
Many parents have conniptions about the idea that children [...] could possibly ever be interested in sex when they grow up.


Fixed.


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14 Sep 2008, 4:02 am

Magique wrote:
It could be that offense was taken combining "autism" with "sexy". Many parents have conniptions about the idea that children with a disability could possibly ever be interested in sex when they grow up.


That could be it. I felt really bad about it though. I've encountered some incredibly cool LFA people here, and I don't want to cause any offense to LFAs or their families. :(
I don't know, maybe I'll take that bit off and start wearing the jeans again.


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14 Sep 2008, 6:31 pm

nettiespaghetti wrote:
Keith wrote:
Aurore wrote:
Once I was at a bookstore and a lady came up to me and said she was really offended by them (her kid is LFA). So I don't wear them much anymore, I'm scared of weird reactions. I'll have to post a picture some time.


I don't see why the offence was there. It would've shown that there are multiple forms of autism on different levels. Sometimes LFA can progress into HFA. I wouldn't stop wearing them


I agree, why would that offend? Sounds to me like you were simply describing yourself and proud to be who you are. I guess there's always someone out there to be offended about something *sigh* I think the jeans were a cool idea, I wish I was more creative like that.


is it like wearing a pink triangle (for Gays who were gassed in concentration camps) or yellow stars for Jews???


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