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
"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.
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.