Comments on: Ari Ne’eman on autism

By: Twitted by MommyMellie

Twitted by MommyMellie — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:32:10 +0000

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By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:45:03 +0000

Right, she does mention CADD on that page, but what does she say on that page that’s untrue? I had copied the page, and highlighted one word with which I disagreed, “theoretical” and showed it to her. I explained to her there was a difference between “theoretical” and “hypothetical”, and I see she made that change. I am aware its existence is hypothetical.
She has assured me that she’s not “affiliated” with Aston, CADD, or FAAAS, and I believe her, just as I believe she’s an Aspie, having met her.

And her point, in the clip, was that we shouldn’t accuse others of not being autistic, or Aspie, because they don’t meet our definition of those terms, or because we disagree with them about something.

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:20:28 +0000

Trying one more time:
Yes, I’m aware of that page, and can’t deny it’s there. In fact, I had printed out a copy of it, and highlighted one word, “theoretical”, and showed it to her, explaining there was a difference between “theoretical” and “hypothetical”. I see she’s changed it. I am aware its existence is hypothetical. I suppose that page is there as a favor to Aston? I’ll bring it up when I write her again.

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:18:46 +0000

Trying again:
Yes, I’m aware of that page, and can’t deny it’s there. In fact, I had printed out a copy of it, and highlighted one word, “theoretical”, and showed it to her, explaining there was a difference between “theoretical” and “hypothetical”. I see she’s changed it. I am aware its existence is hypothetical. I suppose that page is there as a favor to Aston? I’ll bring it up when I write her again.

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:17:45 +0000

Yes, I’m aware of that page, and can’t deny it’s there. In fact, I had printed out a copy of it, and highlighted one word, “theoretical”, and showed it to her, explaining there was a difference between “theoretical” and “hypothetical”. I see she’s changed it. I am aware its existence is hypothetical. I suppose that page is there as a favor to Aston? I’ll bring it up when I write her again.

By: aneeman

aneeman — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:04:36 +0000

http://www.help4aspergers.com/.....46d62.html

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:24:04 +0000

I responded more than an hour ago, but it hasn’t shown up yet. Trying again, what evidence do you have that Ms Simone is a CADD supporter, and what part of what she said in the film linked to above would be negated, even if she were? I explained in my earlier post, and on Mike’s blog here,
http://actionforautism.co.uk/2.....mment-3338 how it came about that Aston wrote the foreword for Simone’s book. (Simone had read a book by Aston, thought it helpful to her, and called Aston to thank her, and mentioned she was writing a book also. Aston then offered to write the foreword for it.) That was the extent of their “relationship”. Ms Simone has disavowed any relationship to Aston, or CADD, or FAAAS, in an email to me. I’ve ordered the book from Amazon, will get it in about 10 days, and will let everyone know if there’s anything CADDish about it.

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:03:03 +0000

I don’t believe that Rudy Simone IS a CADD supporter, as she has disavowed any “relationship” to Maxine Aston, CADD, or FAAAS, in an email to me. I explained on Mike’s blog how it happened that Aston wrote a foreword to Simone’s book. Simone read a book by Aston, thought it was helpful to her and her BF, called to thank her and mentioned that she was writing a book herself, to which Aston then offered to write a foreword. That’s all. I’ve ordered the book from Amazon, will get it in about 10 days, and will let you know if there’s anything CADDish in it.

But the point of the link above was that people just don’t give us credit for what we’ve learned and accomplished, deny that we’re autistic or Asperger’s, because we don’t seem to meet what they define as those. Please really listen to those YouTube flicks, both Simone and Mahari. They make good points. I believe they’re both Aspies, and I did actually meet Simone.

By: aneeman

aneeman — Sun, 17 May 2009 05:25:42 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Clay.

I don’t know that Rudy Simone and other CADD-supporters is the kind of resource we want to be publicizing, though that’s just my humble opinion. :)

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:25:04 +0000

It really IS a great piece in Newsweek, gotta go out and buy it! And shucks to people who have no idea how hard it is to get on in the world as an Aspie, and think it has nothing at all to do with “autism”. I know it’s the same thing, only another variety. They don’t give us credit for what we’ve been able to learn and accomplish.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=channel
Also, look for a film by A.J. Mahari. – “You Don’t Seem Like You Have Asperger’s”