Autism’s “Distractors”
Filed Under (Activism) by Estee on 13-01-2009
I think this video by Christschool hits many nails on the head. These distractors raised their nasty heads over the past couple of weeks when Jett Travolta passed away, accusing the parents of not “curing” or treating his alleged autism. They will use innocent people and hold them up as the beacons of society’s burden. They are often referred to as today’s autism “advocates.” But beware: “advoacy” has its imposters:
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.
Missed your blog so much. Glad to see your are back on line. Your energy and spirit
were sorely missed.
Scorpio
Excellent clip. It makes the point more than words alone can do.