Comments on: Metaphors of War, Plague, and the Journey: Which do you prefer? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:14:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Autism Vox » 9 Autism Bills http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-531495 Autism Vox » 9 Autism Bills Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:21:18 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-531495 [...] The Asbury Park Press directly links this “package” of nine bills to the high prevalence rate for autism in New Jersey (and uses a metaphor that recalls the language of the Combating Autism Act (CAA) ): Both sides of the political aisle will be pushing forward a package of bills Monday aimed at tackling autism, less than a month after New Jersey topped a national study concerning the neurological disorder. [...] [...] The Asbury Park Press directly links this “package” of nine bills to the high prevalence rate for autism in New Jersey (and uses a metaphor that recalls the language of the Combating Autism Act (CAA) ): Both sides of the political aisle will be pushing forward a package of bills Monday aimed at tackling autism, less than a month after New Jersey topped a national study concerning the neurological disorder. [...]

]]> By: MommaSteph http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529578 MommaSteph Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:07:39 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529578 Ah. Now I'm starting to get what you're talking about. (I'm a little slow.) Ah. Now I’m starting to get what you’re talking about. (I’m a little slow.)

]]> By: abfh http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529539 abfh Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:28:45 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529539 Kassiane wrote: <i>the very literal kid (or adult) who has heard the word autism in reference to themself and knows what war is and what plague is and is sitting there terrified. I CAN’T be the only one.</i> And we all know what eradication means, too... I wouldn't be surprised if there are hundreds of thousands of autistics who want to go hide in a bunker in the mountains. Kassiane wrote:

the very literal kid (or adult) who has heard the word autism in reference to themself and knows what war is and what plague is and is sitting there terrified. I CAN’T be the only one.

And we all know what eradication means, too… I wouldn’t be surprised if there are hundreds of thousands of autistics who want to go hide in a bunker in the mountains.

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529535 Kristina Chew, PhD Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:17:59 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529535 And to make peace, too. And to make peace, too.

]]> By: mumkeepingsane http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529534 mumkeepingsane Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:10:03 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529534 We don't need to fight autism, we need to love it. We don’t need to fight autism, we need to love it.

]]> By: natalia http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529532 natalia Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:12:07 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529532 Life is a journey. An Autistic life is one kind of life (or many kinds of lives, actually). Therefore... Life is a journey.
An Autistic life is one kind of life (or many kinds of lives, actually).
Therefore…

]]> By: Kassiane http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529531 Kassiane Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:02:11 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529531 All the war and plague rhetoric scares me. And Kristina has met me, she knows that is no easy feat. Pissing me off, or at least annoying me-not that hard. Scaring me, like hide in my bunker in the mountains scared--that doesn't happen. But it is happening. And all they can think about is THEIR suffering, not the very literal kid (or adult) who has heard the word autism in reference to themself and knows what war is and what plague is and is sitting there terrified. I CAN'T be the only one. Too many of us. All the war and plague rhetoric scares me.

And Kristina has met me, she knows that is no easy feat. Pissing me off, or at least annoying me-not that hard. Scaring me, like hide in my bunker in the mountains scared–that doesn’t happen.

But it is happening. And all they can think about is THEIR suffering, not the very literal kid (or adult) who has heard the word autism in reference to themself and knows what war is and what plague is and is sitting there terrified. I CAN’T be the only one. Too many of us.

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529530 Kristina Chew, PhD Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:06:00 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529530 Yes, I saw that video when it first came out in the series ABC did on adults with autism; she lives here in northern NJ and her mother has done a lot to get an adult day program started. Yes, I saw that video when it first came out in the series ABC did on adults with autism; she lives here in northern NJ and her mother has done a lot to get an adult day program started.

]]> By: Leila http://www.blisstree.com/articles/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/comment-page-1/#comment-529529 Leila Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:52:51 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/metaphors-of-war-plague-and-the-journey-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-529529 But did you see the video right next to the article? It's talking about the need to provide services to autistic people over 21, when they get cut off of the School District system. It's very touching, with this autistic young woman who can sing beautifully even though she struggles to speak. But did you see the video right next to the article? It’s talking about the need to provide services to autistic people over 21, when they get cut off of the School District system. It’s very touching, with this autistic young woman who can sing beautifully even though she struggles to speak.

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