That subject line is sarcasm, by the way.

This article at a website called "Autism Daily Newscast" is about the so-called perks of being bullied for autistic kids. It claims that bullying improves self-esteem and well-being in autistic kids. It says that when someone is bullied, they learn more skills in communication and reading body language. It ( Read more... )

Originally posted by elenbarathi at The corrosive cult of compliance
( 'Severely punished for acting in atypical ways' )

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11389266-dad-wires-up-autistic-son-10-to-expose-bullying-by-teaching-staff?fb_ref=.T5lXNT_olpA.like& ( Read more... )

A man wiretapped his son to get evidence of wrongdoing. The results were particularly unpleasant.
( TW for abuse )

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/health/mental-health/autism-sex-differences/index.htmlRead more... )

"A recent New York Times expose documented the extensive overmedication of people with disabilities in residential service-provision. According to the Times, people with developmental disabilities in group homes in New York are more likely to be given Ativan, an anti-anxiety drug that also serves as a tranquilizer, than multivitamins. In many cases ( Read more... )

Reblogged from autistichoya.blogspot.com ( Read more... )

Following up on this post from yesterday, a quote from today's Boston Globe:

"And following the indictment of Matthew Israel, the head of the Judge Rotenberg Center, [state] senators unanimously backed a plan last night to bar any new students at the center from being subjected to electroshock therapy. The measure has the support of Senate President ( Read more... )

"Last week, the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee met to discuss the future of medical coding in the United States. The ICD-9-CM stands for the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, and is the US government's official system of assigning codes to medical diagnoses and procedures. The day ( Read more... )

The funniest part of it all is that the person who was most offended and hostility-instigating by my asking if there was anyone else on this community who had acquired asperger's-like qualities only *suspects* she's an aspie and could very well be the intolerant NT she hates. I love irony & find irritating hypocrites amusing. Thanks again moderator ( Read more... )