ARI Praises Epidemic Denier in Heartfelt X
When we launched in 2007, ARI, Autism Research Institute was our first sponsor and lead by the steady hand and generous heart of Dr. Bernard Rimland. "Bernie" as he was affectionately known to those close to him, was the pioneer in taking away the stigma of blame from, "Refrigerator Mothers." ARI was the leader in cutting edge treatments for autism, under the Defeat Autism Now umbrella. Their conferences were the Mecca of hope and medical care for our severely affected kids. Defeating autism was our battle cry, not erasing our kids. Seems so long ago. So very long ago.
Yesterday, ARI X'd about the death of Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes, a book that was integral in promoting "neurodiversity." It was an antidote to Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted's The Age of Autism. Silberman blocked most of us on social media years ago. Looks like we're blocked forever now.
Below is our post from 2015, when the book launched, which features an article from Psychology Today. Whitewashing autism has been catastrophic for research and programs for the more severely affected. This segment of the community has been excluded from the table. And so, we call out ARI for dining off Silberman's "success."
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Age of Autism 2015: We excerpted this piece by Amy Lutz from Psychology today. The push to normalize the serious diagnosis of autism could mean less funding, fewer programs and opportunities for our loved ones on the spectrum. It certainly disrespects the plight of many of our families.
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Few things are more surreal to the parent of a severely autistic child than the neurodiversity rhetoric that recently culminated in Steve Silberman’s book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. To call the disorder that has left our children with profound impairments in cognition, communication and behavior a “strange gift,” as Silberman does, is truly mind-boggling.
No one is contesting the achievements of the “scruffy geniuses” Silberman profiles in his book, or denying that they should be celebrated. The question is whether a comprehensive, 480-page account of “The Legacy of Autism” should have devoted more space to those with low-functioning autism than the nine pages listed under this topic in the index.
Here’s what we know about the autistic population in the United States: According to the CDC, 40% are also intellectually disabled. Autism Speaks reports that 30% are nonverbal, and a 2013 study published in the journal Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders found that over half of autistic children suffer from aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior. So this is not a small fraction, although readers might be forgiven for assuming as much after finishing NeuroTribes. As Jennifer Senior noted in her review for The New York Times, “We don’t see autism in some of its more devastating forms.”
But it’s exactly those forms that need to be confronted before concluding “that much of the suffering associated with autism is the result of the ways that autistic people and their families are habitually denied the services they need,” as Silberman does, rather than the result of brutal neurological symptoms that often necessitate a lifetime of care. Read the full article at Psychology Today.Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families, and Our Future
by Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted | Jul 25, 2017
The push to normalize the serious diagnosis of autism could mean less funding, fewer programs.
Was not that much funding to begin with.
Del Bigtree this weed discussed assisted suicide help from the government.
Kind of chilling that a lot of policy might/ probably has been implemented to get rid of people early, After putting funds into the system all their life, and now when it is time to draw it out, those funds have been used/stolen by the government for other programs. One such program is the claim it is going toward illegal immigrants. I am sure it is going toward them, maybe directly to some of them. But it sounds like a money laundering thing to me. The government is paying motel/hotel corporations, even huge amounts to the Catholic church. The Pope from South Amerca knows how to play the game and it is not about the values of Christianity. We all know what kick backs are as well.
FEMA; Same complaints we have heard for years when FEMA comes in. They bring nothing, but they do tell everyone to donate money to them, and don't do nothing else. No food to your neighbors or gas or goods they might need, nothing. Many are saying FEMA gets in the way of helping people even.
Posted by: Benedetta | October 05, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Notice that there is NO "T" in Appalachia.
40 Percent fall below the IQ of 70.
Would that mean that the 60 percent had some IQ points shaved off as well? I would think so.
Posted by: Benedetta | October 04, 2024 at 08:55 AM
Southerners thank you Donald Trump!
Donald Trump's message to Biden and Harris amid visit to hurricane-ravaged Georgia
"Trump was there first. Right away. He doesn't just talk , he acts."
"President Trump shows up with Food ,fuel, & water and has spoken to Elon to get their phones and electricity turned back on. This shows he cares and he is a leader. Vote Trump 2024."
"Trump had truckloads of aid sorted and delivered and has already raised $1.7 million in donations and is organising starlink with Elon Musk. He is a mover and shaker and gets important things done fast. He has unbelievable energy."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-cXRbEijAQ
Meanwhile, Harris finally showed up today in Valdosta promising $750.00 and some scripted sympathy. Why can't these hurricane victims at least get the "migrant" treatment? $1,500 credit cards, free housing, and a job with free transportation?
Kamala Harris says Helene caused 'real pain and trauma' in remarks during visit to Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j99N5bLlJE4
Posted by: Emmaphiladelphia | October 02, 2024 at 06:18 PM
HAARP weather manipulation begins at 39:04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOVRXM3NMTo
Posted by: Emmaphiladelphia | October 02, 2024 at 05:22 PM
Disaster denial....
October: Are we surprised?
Appalachia After Hurricane Helene: What the Media Won't Tell You
Comment:
"I'm in East Tennessee. Got a huge torrent of rain and wind that uprooted a giant birch tree in my yard. My dad came and we chain sawed on friday from 2pm to 8pm. The weather was gorgeous once the rain passed. I was so exhausted by 8pm that I went right to bed. Saturday morning I awoke to learn that while I was working in my yard, 15 minutes from me, the Nolichucky river was swelling to a mile wide, bulldozing everything in its path, homes, infrastructure, human beings and animals. The place that manufactures uranium for US military is located here, runs 24/7, never closes. It is flooded and has been closed since the flood! I still have friends I don't even know if they are ok or alive bc all the bridges are GONE. When the winds swept through, I lost phone service so I wasn't getting any information warning of the travesty unfolding. It's just the most devastating thing I've ever witnessed here, just unspeakably bad, reverberating in shockwaves of revelation after revelation of just how bad as the dust settles. Thank you for covering, Grace."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uclOLZ99dWQ
Must see video!
Citizens are left to defend for themselves.
'Absolute' decimation documented as Helene damage assessments under way
https://www.wnd.com/2024/10/absolute-decimation-documented-as-helene-damage-assessments-under-way/
Angels Don't Play This HAARP (white paper/owning the weather)
https://alachuacounty.us/Depts/epd/EPAC/Angels%20Dont%20Play%20This%20HAARP%20by%20Nick%20Begich%201997.pdf
Angels Still Don't Play This HAARP FULL LENGTH Dr. Nick Begich (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOVRXM3NMTo
Was the hurricane natural?
Posted by: Emmaphiladelphia | October 02, 2024 at 04:47 PM
I stopped reading anything on ARI years ago. They write about everything but vaccines.
Maurine
Posted by: mauine Meleck | October 02, 2024 at 08:45 AM