tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post3979691452631866070..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: InfiltrateAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-16706365870983930332010-02-09T12:41:51.798-05:002010-02-09T12:41:51.798-05:00Great post. It certainly fits with my experiences...Great post. It certainly fits with my experiences. I think a lot of people who go into the autism "treatment" business/special ed/etc. are not just normal, but hyper-normal--exaggerated facial expressions and vocal tones, a super-cheery, do-gooder-type personality. Just being around these people is overwhelming for me; I really feel for the kids who have to do hours of one-on-one ABA with them. I really wish the industry would actually consider bringing some neuro-atypical people into it.<br /><br />The (non-existent) regulation of ABA is deplorable. I see ads on Craigslist and other places all the time which are advertising for ABA therapists. Often they won't ask for qualifications other than a Psych degree and a vague stipulation about "experience working with autistic children." It is scary. Where are the stipulations about ethics?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313619400997453196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-54394741118389433042010-02-08T23:08:14.361-05:002010-02-08T23:08:14.361-05:00When Papa and I talk about - in general terms - th...When Papa and I talk about - in general terms - the neurodiversity movement, we do mention infilitration.<br /><br />And Uncle Kevin hinted at it.<br /><br />Have a great time at Disability Studies class.<br /><br />Something like "This group is going to take over the neurotypicals".<br /><br />(It can be said as a joke, and it's not much of one.)<br /><br />The other concept related to infiltration (the political one) is probably <i>entryism</i>.<br /><br />And there's Donna Williams' whole idea of the war. Think of <i>Somebody Somewhere</i> where Williams and this girl Jody were in the pool. And when Williams and Michael went to the after-school centre.<br /><br />"NOR-MAL" Michael busted out.<br /><br />"Yes, Michael and Donna are normal," Williams said, as they were walking past these two girls.<br /><br />And Scientologists tried to enter a mental health organisation en masse, and were thrown out en masse.<br /><br />Ed None has a lot of good words about it, if you check his blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://diversityrules.typepad.com/my_weblog/" rel="nofollow">The Standard Review by Ed None</a><br /><br />And none of the organisations are state-controlled as far as I can see, though they do receive state (and taxpayer) money. Goodwill and trust and thus forth.<br /><br />And in the early 1990s some people tried to infiltrate Autism Network International and spread rumours.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com