tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952645179653707640.post539833938706763314..comments2023-09-19T05:22:47.174-07:00Comments on Spectrum Views: Autistic People Should Be AcceptedSpectrum Viewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216063271448294498noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952645179653707640.post-58399906772504052752013-03-07T15:46:12.286-08:002013-03-07T15:46:12.286-08:00And, for the benefit of future readers, Ariane Zur...And, for the benefit of future readers, Ariane Zurcher explains how "presume competence" works between parents and children.<br /><br />http://emmashopebook.com/2013/03/07/presume-competence-what-does-that-mean-exactly/Spectrum Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216063271448294498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952645179653707640.post-60603580358392100342013-03-02T17:41:30.270-08:002013-03-02T17:41:30.270-08:00Also, here's Amy Sequenzia, a non-speaking aut...Also, here's Amy Sequenzia, a non-speaking autistic, discussing the subject via keyboard, in a poem.<br /><br />http://autisticulture.org/?p=39BiolArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330367623093253412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952645179653707640.post-67485673481923622172013-03-02T05:06:02.660-08:002013-03-02T05:06:02.660-08:00I'm going to address your points out of order....I'm going to address your points out of order.<br /><br />There's a common fallacy that "Autistic Acceptance" means that the individual should accept that they are the way they are and they can't grow or change. This is a misinterpretation.<br /><br />Autistic Acceptance means that society should not insist that Autistics become "indistinguishable from their peers." But Autistics are not in stasis, they just develop at a different pace. (OK, some people seem to develop at a really slow pace.) If someone wants to learn skills, such as communication, they have the right and should be provided the opportunity.<br /><br />Is that clearer?<br /><br />It seems that "presumption of competence" wasn't entirely clear; I thought this was a commonly known term and apologize that it isn't as common as I thought.<br /><br />In this context, I simply mean that doctors, other experts, and parents shouldn't presume an Autistic is incompetent simply because they're not like their non-autistic peers. <br /><br />Without a presumption of competence (or that someone may be competent), there is no reason to bother measuring aptitudes. It's fairly common among Autistics who have learned to communicate later than their peers that they understood the derogatory comments people made in front of them because they assumed the Autistic couldn't talk, so they couldn't understand.<br />Spectrum Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216063271448294498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952645179653707640.post-7763702827980504532013-03-02T04:15:33.745-08:002013-03-02T04:15:33.745-08:00Thank you, Paula! I would be honored.Thank you, Paula! I would be honored.Spectrum Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216063271448294498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952645179653707640.post-4339348340847425462013-02-24T23:45:30.952-08:002013-02-24T23:45:30.952-08:00Presumption of competence is not necessary. There...Presumption of competence is not necessary. There are ways to measure aptitude. Some really do have problems with performance despite their efforts, interests, ambitions, and emotions, which aren't simply due solely to communication issues. That issue must not be trivialized. And many do want to have greater ease of communication as others do. Accept that many autistic people want to have the same abilities/functioning (and the consequent opportunities), that the very high-functioning have. lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926254116447529725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952645179653707640.post-33904073499666144632013-02-23T19:19:46.904-08:002013-02-23T19:19:46.904-08:00I would like to reprint this on the Autism Accepta...I would like to reprint this on the Autism Acceptance Day blog, if you would like me to! The blog is below. This will be the third annual Autism Acceptance Day (April 2). http://autismacceptanceday.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com