Comments on: Outside Looking ‘Inside Autism’ http://aspiefamily.org/dad/outside-looking-inside-autism/ All three of us have been identified with High Functioning Autism/Asperger's. Our son is 7. This is about us. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:49:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: spockette http://aspiefamily.org/dad/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-134 spockette Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:22:30 +0000 http://aspiefamily.org/dad/2006/08/01/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-134 How can they call this "Inside" of anything when the only views being expressed are those *outside* the central theme? Sure, parents have a lot of say, and do have to go through a LOT to make sure their kids are fairly treated, etc, but they are not and can never be the end-all resource for what autism IS. The same goes for any one of us-- we don't have the entire picture. We have our little bit, some of us are aware of more of their own individual picture than others, and we have to work harder than most people to figure that out-- but once we HAVE it... We aren't an epidemic, Aspie Dad, but all the media is giving people to go off of are depictions like the "autism speaks" video. Until there is other mainstream media-endorsed "stuff", that is all people will see, because they rarely care to actively seek the truth outside what they are fed as truth. How can they call this “Inside” of anything when the only views being expressed are those *outside* the central theme? Sure, parents have a lot of say, and do have to go through a LOT to make sure their kids are fairly treated, etc, but they are not and can never be the end-all resource for what autism IS. The same goes for any one of us– we don’t have the entire picture. We have our little bit, some of us are aware of more of their own individual picture than others, and we have to work harder than most people to figure that out– but once we HAVE it…

We aren’t an epidemic, Aspie Dad, but all the media is giving people to go off of are depictions like the “autism speaks” video. Until there is other mainstream media-endorsed “stuff”, that is all people will see, because they rarely care to actively seek the truth outside what they are fed as truth.

]]> By: jypsy http://aspiefamily.org/dad/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-128 jypsy Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:28:34 +0000 http://aspiefamily.org/dad/2006/08/01/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-128 Full points though to the family interviewed in the Monday segment -- their story bears little resemblance to the net piece. Father talked of what a blessing his autistic daughter is, how much she's taught him..... Because they have, out of 4 kids, an autistic daughter and an Aspie son, they know how different autistic kids are from each other and how no one approach will work with all autistics. I was very disapointed at how different the accompanying online article was Full points though to the family interviewed in the Monday segment — their story bears little resemblance to the net piece. Father talked of what a blessing his autistic daughter is, how much she’s taught him….. Because they have, out of 4 kids, an autistic daughter and an Aspie son, they know how different autistic kids are from each other and how no one approach will work with all autistics.

I was very disapointed at how different the accompanying online article was

]]> By: Shawn http://aspiefamily.org/dad/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-127 Shawn Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:33:33 +0000 http://aspiefamily.org/dad/2006/08/01/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-127 I should have added that I think the main stream media will be the <b>last</b> place I expect to see signs of this change. I should have added that I think the main stream media will be the last place I expect to see signs of this change.

]]> By: Shawn http://aspiefamily.org/dad/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-126 Shawn Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:28:25 +0000 http://aspiefamily.org/dad/2006/08/01/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-126 <strong>Really Bad</strong> sign #1: The Autism Speaks video is listed as a <em>Resource</em>. I can't think of <strong>anything</strong> else that I've seen on autism that is less worthy of being called a resource. Regardless of what you think of Autism Speaks and the video, it was not produced to help people. It was produced to raise money. @Jannalou, you said: <em>How do we change the messages… how do we make people see that autism isn’t the end of the world?</em>. I think we all keep doing what we're doing. I really think we are changing the perception of autism by our words and actions both on-line and off-line. The kind of change we are looking for takes time, but I think it's slowly happening. Really Bad sign #1: The Autism Speaks video is listed as a Resource. I can’t think of anything else that I’ve seen on autism that is less worthy of being called a resource. Regardless of what you think of Autism Speaks and the video, it was not produced to help people. It was produced to raise money.

@Jannalou, you said: How do we change the messages… how do we make people see that autism isn’t the end of the world?.

I think we all keep doing what we’re doing. I really think we are changing the perception of autism by our words and actions both on-line and off-line. The kind of change we are looking for takes time, but I think it’s slowly happening.

]]> By: Jannalou http://aspiefamily.org/dad/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-125 Jannalou Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:39:20 +0000 http://aspiefamily.org/dad/2006/08/01/outside-looking-inside-autism/#comment-125 How do we change the messages... how do we make people see that autism isn't the end of the world? And I don't mean only showing the good stuff, either. I just mean... showing <b>real life</b>. How do we change the messages… how do we make people see that autism isn’t the end of the world?

And I don’t mean only showing the good stuff, either. I just mean… showing real life.

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