Conversations About Autism Need To Include People Like Me

[Girl Anachronism]

Hi everyone,
So a few months ago I got to write an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Please have a read of it
Moderators can delete if out of the rules.

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/conve...o-include-people-like-me-20151118-gl1tcr.html

 

[Datura]

I'm not sure what I like better, your article or your screen name.

 

[Girl Anachronism]

Ahahaha! Thank you

 

[Bird]

I too appreciate both.

 

[artfull dodger]

Nice article, good job. Mike

 

[Butterfly88]

Great article!

 

[Bellatrix]

"Quotes from the campaign include: "More children will be diagnosed with autism than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined", "autism is stealing the minds and personalities of a generation of Australian children" and "30,000 Aussie kids have been kidnapped, by autism"."

Now where have I heard claims like that before? Oh yes, that's right... that odious organisation that claims to speak for us on our behalf. It's hard to believe they are still allowed to get away with promoting such obvious garbage.

Fantastic article

The 17 comments beneath it are interesting too.

 

[Astroganga]

Great article Your story is very similar to my own and parts of it are identical. I haven't been diagnosed yet and I am 34.

 

[Sully]

Excellent.

 

[eonbus]

Excellent.

we can talk. sometimes we have to question peoples behavior. but it doesnt mean we cannot socialize. trust me.