Local Autism Awareness T.V Commercial

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The autism specialist that works with me wanted an adult with autism in a commercial for local air. It's for April is autism awareness. However the coordinator for the autism awareness which I got radio interviews for and free awareness ad space on 6 radio stations didn't seem to like the idea. I already would have declined as I think it was suggested I would be in the commercials but I feel it is strange they only want parents and professionals. Do you think autism awareness should also be about adults with autism and how do you think I should address this even though I do not want to be in a commercial.

I'm not that upset about it in general but find it odd if my perceptions are true but I figured others might be upset if this is true. Are there some comments that I can forward of yours perhaps that might address specifically the following rather then a adversity of why it is specifically they didn't want to.

1. Why is it important that people with autism are part of what is said about autism and are a part of autism related presentations to the general public.

2. If you could say something about autism to 10,000 people in one day and 25,000 people over a month period what would it be. How might the community at large in the U.S not only understand autism but improve the lives of people with it that grow up from being a child to an adult.

Be aware however the agency in which is projecting the awareness helps people with LFA as well and also HFA but not A.S.

Nathan Young

This sounds uncomfortably along the lines of Autism Speaks...

I agree. I don't like their leaving AS out. At least they are letting you speak though, unlke "Autism Speaks." I would present all the strengths of autism and counter all the myths and assumptions that are out there about autism.

They are not funded by the government to help people with A.S. If we are to view everyone with autism as just positive things even if they said not positive things themselves and ignore the support needs then that's not true. I am autism speaking and next year I'll be part of their autism awareness creative team months before autism awareness month. They are mandated by the government to include people with disabilities in their board of directors, which I near won last time just I didn't know how to vote and everyone round me didn't either, I was endorsed by the autism specialist. At the time I didn't even know a vote was going on. We just had to register but I got votes from a bunch of people I didn't know.

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It is important that people with autism are part of what is said about autism and are part of autism related presentations to the general public because since so many people think that we must be cured then they should at least learn what it's like to be us.

Just because you don't always understand me doesn't mean that I don't understand you.

Thanks for the reply. When it comes to autism awareness I am perplexed but motivated. Especially when it comes to community, employment and social integrations. In my awareness I may do in the future for my organization it will make aware of the true nature of autism in some where exists isolation without services and the need for compassionate with support worker employment training in participation with small and medium sized businesses. To feel part of the community and to me this is more about empowerment in actual truth then that of a pride based advocacy. Hence there is a balance that can be achieved between the self-esteem and the real-reality some with autism experience and not by their choice.

In the future I will produce radio advertisements when I launch this part of my autism and disability ran organization. No, not to get donations but to really seek the communities help to transition individuals whom choose to be more mainstream, even in baby steps. I believe that truth overcomes the obstacles of pride but pride itself empowers advocacy in that the truth is nothing to be afraid of and one should be proud to speak the truth and not hide it. I know there are people with autism that do very well in life and have transitioned from structured public school to adult life fine but some do not and to me this is outreach. We should however believe in a hopeful tomorrow for the sake of the possibility of achievement and express the positivity as well.

There is a real war going on with autism in this world of ours. Defeating the self-defined by individuals negative aspects while celebrating the positive with respect to the subjective individual is best. Always respecting an individuals choices, integration rights and expressions is just human rights. Not everyone with autism wants to transition to so said and so called normalcy, but the option when needed need be more empowered so we can say yes we can to autism hope and integration.


Nathan Young