tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post3180848227385548324..comments2023-05-09T06:00:19.599-04:00Comments on Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown (2011-2020): Critiquing Temple GrandinLydia Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484063914873791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-58769984322357483982019-02-17T00:11:53.804-05:002019-02-17T00:11:53.804-05:00I didn't get diagnosed till 27 and that was af...I didn't get diagnosed till 27 and that was after five years of being a black out drunk and smoking over a gram of weed a day off and mostly on for 15 years. I'm a very visual personal and had a lot of anxiety plus repetitive thinking my whole life. Long story short parents were told I was borderline autistic adhd because of delayed speech and evaluation I went through at three. Parents Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02218822716634786659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-39445838283497484502018-05-22T17:24:49.083-04:002018-05-22T17:24:49.083-04:00To say Helen Keller rejected the Deaf community is...To say Helen Keller rejected the Deaf community is really unfair and taking her life out of context. Alexandar Graham Bell's wife and mother were deaf and he had a great interest in helping the Deaf. Unfortunately, he felt the best way to help was to teach deaf persons to speak so they could assimilate in society. He therefore opposed ASL and supported oralism. Because of Bell's tsisa_hodoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645454939405727771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-48192639482393190852017-11-17T00:46:17.838-05:002017-11-17T00:46:17.838-05:00Criteria for what autism is changes too quickly to...Criteria for what autism is changes too quickly to make any of this relevant. It's possible that one day, we will learn that self injurious behavior is caused by a by product of autism but not A.S.D itself (i.e correlation doesn't equal causation). Would a world without self injurious behavior be so bad? Or terrible stomach pains? Curing these aspects of what we now consider to be autism Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901939400327135690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-68684181817489147042017-11-05T23:05:46.269-05:002017-11-05T23:05:46.269-05:00I know my reply is coming into this conversation m...I know my reply is coming into this conversation more than a year late, but perhaps someone will see this and it will help them. Unfortunately, you're wrong about Helen Keller not judging people. She only associated herself with the blind community and rejected the Deaf community--she did not support the use of ASL and insisted on speaking. My information came from the 3rd Edition of "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-67068554982182673272017-10-09T06:29:09.486-04:002017-10-09T06:29:09.486-04:00Thank you for writing this post and putting it out...Thank you for writing this post and putting it out there. I believe Temple Grandin seems to perpetuate what many call 'supremacy' in society and many of the stigmas that happen still sometimes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-59158813957357799422017-05-22T02:19:42.271-04:002017-05-22T02:19:42.271-04:00Sorry, that sounds like a spam comment, disguised ...Sorry, that sounds like a spam comment, disguised as a generic compliment. I get dozens of those on my blogs. You recognise them by not actually commenting on anything specific i your post. I usuallt delete them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-57938841593164298972017-05-18T05:47:30.307-04:002017-05-18T05:47:30.307-04:00“In an ideal world the scientist should find a met...“In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but allow the milder forms to survive. After all, the really social people did not invent the first stone spear. It was probably invented by an Aspie who chipped away at rocks while the other people socialized around the campfire. Without autism traits we might still be living in caves.” <br />― Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-18959599817305641632017-05-17T08:35:43.580-04:002017-05-17T08:35:43.580-04:00I like what you wrote, my friend.I like what you wrote, my friend.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925322878264240065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-674573082196825312017-05-17T08:31:31.553-04:002017-05-17T08:31:31.553-04:00Well stated Autistikidoka!Well stated Autistikidoka!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925322878264240065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-33681993371278767592017-05-17T08:27:13.833-04:002017-05-17T08:27:13.833-04:00Puh-LEEZE, this is why I have come to hate the aut...Puh-LEEZE, this is why I have come to hate the autistic community, all the back biting, narcissism, bullying and hatred. I am disgusted. I am autistic and the more I look to draw towards autistic advocates, to join, learn and support and the more I want to run from them and their toxicity. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925322878264240065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-37955550330477500432017-05-17T08:05:13.333-04:002017-05-17T08:05:13.333-04:00Well said Katie.Well said Katie.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925322878264240065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-59193437398821125842016-12-19T19:59:21.729-05:002016-12-19T19:59:21.729-05:00I am not in any way impressed by Grandin's &qu...I am not in any way impressed by Grandin's "academic" paper in which she argues that autistics do not have "human consciousness" and instead, have consciousness somewhere between human and animal consciousness. We don't need people in the spectrum defining us as sub-human. It is completely possible to admire SOME of a person's work while calling them out on areas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-10662075856566426712016-12-19T19:57:19.439-05:002016-12-19T19:57:19.439-05:00Um... labeling people hfa is ableist and inappropr...Um... labeling people hfa is ableist and inappropriate. What you are doing is DIAGNOSING people remotely via the internet based on their use of language, which denigrates people all along the spectrum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-53105178741778198212016-11-23T19:38:24.478-05:002016-11-23T19:38:24.478-05:00High functioning Aspie here. Before I proved mysel...High functioning Aspie here. Before I proved myself to be a respected engineer in my mid 20's, I was ostracized when I was very young. I wasn't keeping up in class, I wasn't disruptive, but I just "wasn't there". I excelled and know more about some subjects that I was interested in than even the teachers, but was total failure at subjects I wasn't interested in. My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-42631808988317913892016-11-20T02:53:55.713-05:002016-11-20T02:53:55.713-05:00Well, she is a unique human being with her own opi...Well, she is a unique human being with her own opinions and perspectives on life. She is the “world's most famous autistic person”, because she was among the first to become an advocate and the longest time around. But there are other public figures around now: f. ex. Daniel Tammet, who is much younger and comes from a completely different background. And, thanks to the internet, it is much Kristyhttp://mobilitools.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-8007266715023880682016-04-15T02:56:16.836-04:002016-04-15T02:56:16.836-04:00Thank you so much for this!
When I first started r...Thank you so much for this!<br />When I first started researching autism and activism I came along Temple Gradins name right away. She appears as THE autistic self advocacy expert online to anyone new to the subject. I ended up on youtube watching a video of her at a small public gathering holding a speech. And she said something along the lines of "Yes I absolutely believe autistic people Autistictichttp://www.autistictic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-22822474654021893502016-04-09T13:35:38.638-04:002016-04-09T13:35:38.638-04:00KatieMia, I read your blog and your discussion poi...KatieMia, I read your blog and your discussion points here. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Your claims of being able to view people's true inner colors sounds like New Age GIGO to me. Without empirical evidence, your claim of a special autistic superpower means nothing.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-67752557330878662272016-04-09T13:11:18.584-04:002016-04-09T13:11:18.584-04:00Love the explanation of pathology paradigm. Thanks...Love the explanation of pathology paradigm. Thanks muches!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-15812437415286042312016-04-08T20:04:09.617-04:002016-04-08T20:04:09.617-04:00Dear Holly:
Just learn to use a search engine for...Dear Holly:<br /><br />Just learn to use a search engine for terminology you don’t know, and stop gaslighitng people on tone, and listen to their message instead of the low hanging fruit of suggesting that someone change themselves to “reach” the unreachable. Find middle ground between learning to let go of your ableist slurs and having 5,000 seats promptly.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534840734841415041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-84893158959935245792016-04-08T19:32:12.432-04:002016-04-08T19:32:12.432-04:00Just learn to write more simply and elegantly if y...Just learn to write more simply and elegantly if you want more people to hear your message. Find the middle ground between "I won't dumb this down" and "The NYT would never publish this". Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926243627255988389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-19647933826771476292016-04-08T15:55:24.196-04:002016-04-08T15:55:24.196-04:00How the hell do you even imply you have a clue abo...How the hell do you even imply you have a clue about anyone's "true colors"? Dang, you are even more self centered and derogatory to others than Temple has been on the occasions when I met her. And, yes, she is classist in the extreme, being from obviously upper class roots in Boston - a family that could afford a Nanny - <br /><br />puh -LEEZE.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944358257815978125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-63344418477843692562016-04-07T19:29:56.630-04:002016-04-07T19:29:56.630-04:00Since Temple Grandin has autism should you refer t...Since Temple Grandin has autism should you refer to her words/opinions as definitive? Do you think she means them that way? Personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899178766125829575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-71429194052933366772016-04-06T10:38:51.744-04:002016-04-06T10:38:51.744-04:00All I can say is that Helen Keller relied upon a c...All I can say is that Helen Keller relied upon a caregiver every day of her life, and she considered her life worth living. If it had not been for Anne Sullivan we would never have known what an amazing person she was. Does that mean that she did not enjoy life or have the right to live it before Anne Sullivan came along? So she needed constant assistance, big deal. She was to write books and Chickenpighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442755180328605920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-60963724105913890202016-04-06T10:15:15.598-04:002016-04-06T10:15:15.598-04:00You have basically summed up what I don't like...You have basically summed up what I don't like about TG. I like many things that she says, and she is a complicated person, but on the flip side there are many things that I don't agree with. NOTHING about autism is tragic. NOTHING. Having cancer is tragic. Having your child die from measles because you were afraid of vaccines is tragic. Not being able to communicate verbally? Not tragic.Chickenpighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442755180328605920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-41784928832826805822016-04-06T09:53:44.066-04:002016-04-06T09:53:44.066-04:00Thank you for posting these quotes. Am I the only ...Thank you for posting these quotes. Am I the only one whose skin crawls a little at this language? Chickenpighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442755180328605920noreply@blogger.com