tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post8161913060199094839..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: Autism UnawarenessAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-18549598634989657712011-04-06T17:42:48.542-04:002011-04-06T17:42:48.542-04:00I have an "autism (un)awareness" tag on ...I have an "autism (un)awareness" tag on my own blog, where I use it to mean that Autism Awareness really doesn't give you useful knowledge of autism, or of autistic people's lives, but just tries to scare you about it.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-37910492573246678132011-04-05T13:25:42.244-04:002011-04-05T13:25:42.244-04:00Good post.
i think people confuse "awareness&...Good post.<br />i think people confuse "awareness", what could be a nice concept, with "Pretending disability means nothing", what is, like, absolutely stupid.<br />so May means "Autism Calming Down"! cool, i'm writing that down.Saia Sikirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781079192557627122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-82321883452653550622011-04-04T18:57:56.512-04:002011-04-04T18:57:56.512-04:00I think people need to de-tragedify disability in ...I think people need to de-tragedify disability in general. Like stop thinking of disabilities as things that are Tragedies that need Miracles, but just as things that need understanding. <br /><br />I learned a lot more about autism from autistic people themselves than NT descriptions of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-61833276955928254002011-04-04T18:27:04.830-04:002011-04-04T18:27:04.830-04:00That would be cool! Because then we could tell oth...That would be cool! Because then we could tell other people to Calm Down about autism, but it could also be about us Calming Down after being stressed-out by April.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415989880473044852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-33488684486137654752011-04-04T17:59:04.111-04:002011-04-04T17:59:04.111-04:00Autism Calming Down Month is a BALLER idea. We sho...Autism Calming Down Month is a BALLER idea. We should have it. It should be May.Amanda Forest Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284158336100298682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-49966769114380320202011-04-04T17:23:59.422-04:002011-04-04T17:23:59.422-04:00Agreed agreed.
In my experience, people's Aw...Agreed agreed. <br /><br />In my experience, people's Awareness of autism doesn't predict whether they will treat me with respect. Some of my best interactions have been with people who have autistic relatives, but so have some of my worst.<br /><br />Ash and I were brainstorming better kinds of Autism Month to have. So far we've come up with Autism Calming Down Month and Autism Giving Us Our Fucking Rights month.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415989880473044852noreply@blogger.com