And here's the link to her blog:
http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/
She picks out what the news reporters got innacurate. I also find her cliff analogy interesting.
"failure to learn your language is seen as a deficit, yet failure to learn my language is considered normal”
We are borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
Sorry, I'm a trekky, but that's how I feel the world is. I'm really feeling that more and more as time goes by. The video made me mad on behalf of the lady. It was powerful to watch.
I like what D.J. Savarese answered when asked, "Should Autism be treated?"
"Yes, treated with respect."
Here is another video I found while surfing. I remember a few people here had comments/issues with hand flapping, rocking, etc. See if you can guess who that is at the end of the video clip. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f15JexiQt4U&eurl=http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=497