There are many reasons why Autistic People are at odds with the mega-charity "Autism Speaks". I could detail them here, but others have already so eloquently done so, that it makes more sense to offer links:Not Autism SpeaksWhy Autistic People Hate "Autism Speaks" Why "Autism...
created by LadyLiberty | 6 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago 257 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
In the Huffington Post, by Dr. Mark Hyman, " Why Current Thinking About Autism is Completely Wrong", September 5, 2009: "Autism is caused by poor mothering." That was the belief of the...
i could say a lot about the popular myths about autism, but i happily don't need to: someone already wrote an absolutely fantastic article. RACHEL COHEN-ROTTENBERG wrote such an accessible, accurate, direct and personally touching article on the topic, i thought it should...
created by dysamoria | 14 wks ago 229 views | 26 recommendations | 5 comments
This is a very reactionary "opinion" piece about Coplay PA, where i've been abused for over four years. i feel it is important for others to know that this is an UNSAFE and TOXIC community for those with Autism/Asperger's Syndrome. It also includes references to abusive...
opinion by dysamoria | 22 wks ago 184 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
Two families, the Klomps and Jennifer Schmidt are taking their children who have cerebral palsy all the way to China for an experimental stem-cell treatment in the hope their children will be cured. " FRESNO,...
Corpus Christi State School employees allegedly produced cell phone videos of disturbing scenes of developmentally disabled students fighting each other, and also organized the fights. " In one of the videos...
April is Autism Awareness Month in the USA. Up to one and a half million are afflicted in the USA today. Cost of health care is expected to be up to $400 billion a year within 10 years. Description of Autism:...
Asperger's Syndrome is a form of high functioning autism characterized by eccentric behaviors, erratic thought patterns and expressions, and socialization issues. A new study from researchers at Cambridge and Oxford universities is suggesting that the brilliance of...
created by Tina Kells | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago 594 views | 13 recommendations | 4 comments
i am calling for the immediate public shaming of, and lawsuits for abuse, against Ann Bauer, the mother of Andrew Bauer, a person who started life as autistic and has since been destroyed and changed into a violent...
opinion by dysamoria | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago 583 views | 38 recommendations | 22 comments
In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a native of Bensalem, PA, was jailed on charges of soliciting sex from a thirteen year old.In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a young man with Aspergers, was entrapped by police, locked in a cell for four...
created by dysamoria | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 1250 views | 32 recommendations | 5 comments
I think it is important to voice a scientific view that differs markedly from that of Simon Baron-Cohen of the Cambridge Autism Research Unit who has, according to recent media reports, been calling for a debate on pre-natal screening for autism.Several aspects need to be...
opinion by Lorene Amet | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 539 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
Hi, I have been writing prophecies for 5 years at PROPHESIES.US.....I have wrote to the main media many times to check out some of the propheciesI have predicted,So thank God I found this site.Now you will have a chance tosee how...
created by rickhansen007 | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 291 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
If this study shows to be true how wonderful it will be for parents of Autistic children. My grandson is Autistic and we didn't find out until he was six years old. He had some signs but I guess it wasn't until we couldn't ignore them anymore we had to get treatment for them....
Following Jett Travolta's autopsy, in which the cause of death was listed as "seizure," various professionals are weighing in on both the accuracy and plausibility of the report. Considerable confusion surrounding Jett's psychological condition has sparked intense public...
created by Terri Potratz | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago 1658 views | 13 recommendations | 5 comments
New reports indicate that Jett Travolta's cause of death has been confirmed as a seizure. "A funeral home official says Jett Travolta's death certificate lists "seizure" as the official cause of death. " As...