Would YOU support this group?

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http://www.aaiwalk.org/

What do you think? Do they seem like a legit group to support or does their agenda seem more in tune with Autism Speaks? I'm not good with figuring this out like most others on WP. I ask because I may probably want to go to Joe's Crab Shack for lunch this weekend and if I show them the online flyer the AAI gave me 10% of my bill will be donated to them. I havent gotten around to attending any of their meetings and dont feel comfortable doing so as it seems like a group for mostly parents of autistic kids.

Just wondering.

Yes.

They sound promising, they talk about the needs of autistic people and helping them to participate in society without 'fear or bias or loss of individuality' and talk about both advancement in research and in awareness. Their description of autism sounds like they may support the idea of autism possibly resulting from something other than genetics, but that's not necessarily bad. They don't seem to be pro-cure, or particularly anti-cure either, so politics wise they're okay.

From the looks of it the money is going directly to families of autistic kids and local businesses that help support those families.

They seem fine, so far.

I wasn't able to go to the function anyway. I'm still on their email list. I might consider going to a meeting sometime depending on if I can fit it in my schedule.

Listen to the 2010 Answers for Autism Walk Video. The links at the bottom of any page on the site. It's a slide show with a song playing. Wonderful, beautiful song. And I mean in particular the sentiments. I wish it identified the song.

I'm impressed with what I see on the website.

Answers, not a cure. I like that.

And, just because someone has an aspie child doesn't mean they're normal.

Some folks are just to extreme. If you want to hate someone or simply dislike them because they may be an N.T I believe that's self-destructive. What to me is an ethical responsibility is working together. Those that simply create adversity over such things seem to be counter productive to potential advancements. The future I can best assume with the no N.T's allowed agenda is despondency and conflict that is just not needed.