Positively Autistic
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Estee on 28-10-2008
Tonight on CBC or visit website by clicking here to view.
This website should be up and running (with all old blog posts) in 4 weeks. Sorry it wasn’t ready in time for viewers to CBC.
ESTÉE KLAR
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
Writer/Curator/Founder of The Autism Acceptance Project. Lecturer on autism & the media, and parenting. Graduate student Critical Disability Studies, York University. I like to write about our journey, musings, attitudes towards autism.
Just caught your piece on CBC’s “The National” tonight. Very impressive.
I am a six year stroke survivor and have been researching the workings of the brain in order to regain both mental and physical loses incurred.
I feel that you are on the right track and encourage you to continue your very valuable work on behalf of people with Autism.
Adam is quite the young man.
Smiles :o)
Gary
wow… very disappointing… timing is everything :( you’ve lost a major opportunity and significant exposure and potential new support for autistic individuals and their families by not having this ready to go with the CBC airing tonight.
Hello Estee
As a proud Aspie/Autie person, I loved CBC’s documentary about positive autism neurodiversity awareness. I especially liked your explanation about the myths about autism.
I also liked seeing Adam and other aspies/Auties featured prominently and given the opportunity to speak for themselves. Far too often I feel other people think they know me more than I know me. One thing I do know about me is that I am autistic/Aspie and absolutely Love it. I do NOT wish for a cure — I wish for being understood.
Please continue to post penetrating articles regarding autistic rights.
Prosper!
~CK
Geology student
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Estee, the segment on The National was excellent!
Good work, Estee. You did a wonderful job on the CBC interview.
Thanks for your advocacy of autism rights. What do you think of my site?