September 2012
24 posts
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Posts Start Again Tomorrow
HP is apparently less competent to find parts for its machines than I am. They plan to keep my main laptop until October 9th because they cannot find a part that is readily available on Ebay. That is too long to wait to resume blogging. Between my dying netbook and my mother’s fading notebook, I will have to make do. Posts start again this weekend.
August 2012
83 posts
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Autistic boy denied heart transplant-Sign the... →
recovery-timelord:
iamthethunder:
flink-ansikt:
As a sibling of someone who has Autism,I was completely shocked to read this.
This 23 year old boy will die if he doesn’t receive a heart transplant-The thing is,the hospital refuses to put him on the transplant list. Why?
Because he’s Autistic.
They need 49,485 signatures.
You all know damn well that if a picture of a skinny chick with...
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Autistic boy denied heart transplant-Sign the... →
flink-ansikt:
As a sibling of someone who has Autism,I was completely shocked to read this.
This 23 year old boy will die if he doesn’t receive a heart transplant-The thing is,the hospital refuses to put him on the transplant list. Why?
Because he’s Autistic.
They need 49,485 signatures.
You all know damn well that if a picture of a skinny chick with just a t-shirt on can get 20k notes,or a...
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It's not an isolated incident. →
yesthattoo:
TW for the link and for below: discussions of abuse of disabled people, killing of disabled people, allowing disabled people to die.
A non-speaking woman was left in a hot car while her direct service provider gambled. The service provider was fired. I now blog about how this is a systemic problem, and how rare it is for the service provider to actually be fired for this.
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Can you just shut up? (a rant).
getmecandy:
I have autism, I was officially diagnosed by a doctor when I was eleven. I’ve struggled with this my whole life. I don’t always get social cues, or read body language right. I can’t tell if someone is lying, sometimes I can’t tell if someone is telling a joke. I have trouble knowing some of the more complex social protocols. I try to be polite and watch what I say but I know I go...
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So
goldenheartedrose:
If you identify as an Aspie and want to prove to me that you’re not an Aspie elitist, then go ahead and tell me this:
Will you shame another autistic for not functioning as well as you do?
Will you shame them for not having a great brain/mouth filter?
For stimming in a socially unacceptable way?
For not being able to do basic things like cleaning and showering on a daily...
holymotherofrowling asked: Isn't @allisticscum like @homophobes? idk that is how it seems to me, like it's a chronicle of ableist shit people say towards autistic people on Twitter.
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lesslikelee:
Some sick fuck made a twitter making fun of people who are autistic.
This is why I fucking hate people.
Are you on Twitter? Do not help the profile by tweeting @allisticscum. Consider naming and shaming its followers.
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I kept the tuba by my slow laptop and played while things were loading.
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Explaining an Ableist Society
I learn well from statistics. That seems typical of autistics. Not everyone can. Those of us who want to educate allistic society need facts overlaid with stories for people who learn by feeling. Unemployment and abuse data are useless to those who cannot understand the numbers as human lives. For people who need pathos to grasp the magnitude of the problem, this might work:
...
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Hay. I need some new blogs to follow.
thosewhispershadaname:
Please like or reblog this if you’re an autistic, trans*, polyamorous, ace spectrum, or kinky person who posts or reblogs a fair amount about any of that stuff.
I post about autism.
“One in 10 students say that someone at school has called them a derogatory word...”
– SPEAK UP! booklet by Southern Poverty Law Center (via quantumpraxis)
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Back to School
Summer is nearly over. The stress that marks the boundary has arrived. Moving at the beginnings and ends of semesters, the sensory issues that accompany communal living, and a somewhat introvert-unfriendly school culture are challenging. I hate change, noise, smells, smalltalk, new faces to remember as best I can, names that slip my mind. Agnes Scott allows me to live alone and keep...
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Help my autistic son get a life-saving heart... →
misohead:
My son Paul was denied placement on the heart transplant list because of his mental disability. The doctor was more interested in the fact that he could not name all his medications (he takes 19 at the present time) and the Princess Peach doll he carries for comfort, than the fact that he has never smoked or drank alcohol. Where will the discrimination end?
Paul is a wonderful boy...
A brief history of transportation-funding tensions...
atlurbanist:
There’s an informative this week titled Defunding Mass Transit is Not Good for the Tea Party, Whatever They May Think and I highly recommend it as a good post-TSPLOST read that compares current problems in transportation funding with ones from Georgia’ past.
Here’s a quote:
Since the introduction of the automobile created the demand for modern road construction a hundred years...
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i'm such a worthless fuck. TW Suicide
annies-final-ri0t:
i have asperger’s and i get really stuck really easily and it annoys the fuck out of tj. i fucking hate myself. i never shut up and everyone in my town hates me.
i’m commiting tonight. i’ll never bother another soul again.
goodbye.
What you wrote on your blog, the introduction about being present to people, shows you already know the point of life. I have been to that...
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Help my autistic son get a life-saving heart... →
goldenheartedrose:
feministrocker:
Folks, a 23-year-old autistic man named Paul Corby is being denied a heart transplant - simply because he has autism. The doctor expressed more interest in the fact that he could not name all his medications (of which he takes 19), and the the fact that he carries a Princess Peach doll for comfort - than the fact that he has never smoked or drank alcohol....
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ANDRASTE'S FLAMING SWORD: So here's the deal →
allies-person:
goldenheartedrose:
This is “why it’s an issue to put an autistic person’s photo on the web without their consent” post.
1. Putting up a person’s photo is objectification. It treats them not as people, but as objects, as things.
2. It’s inspiration porn. It says “look what my token…
-Oh, for fuck’s sake. The actors of Sherlock are adults who chose their position knowing that...
If anyone unfamiliar with Tumblr is visiting today, things with the “Rebloged From” ribbon are other people’s words that I wanted to answer or share. Things with the “Posted” ribbon are mine. Followers, this odd post is precipitated by The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism. They picked up an old Think Inclusive guest post most of you have already seen. I...
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The Autism Flame Wars
As the Autism Society asks for compromise and common goals, a lawyer in my intended field is ranting in my inbox. Two days ago, I politely asked someone she likely follows to provide evidence for a sweeping generalization he made about autistics. I did not call it a sweeping generalization, nor did I say it was stereotyping. I was careful to keep judgmental language out of my inquiries. I...
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I'm clearly too evolved to drive. I put a MASSIVE...
That is a horrible feeling.
lovefromnow asked: Hello! I'm sorry! I've removed the actually autistic tag from that post.
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Bracelets for ASAN →
noquithouse:
I can mail to Europe! A friend of mine received her bracelet in Scotland today!
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lovefromnow:
Just wanted to put it out there into the “actually autistic” hash tag that I’m totally stoked there is an actually autistic hash tag!
My little sister is autistic, and my dad and brother are both aspies. I’m gonna get my little sis onto tumblr so she can share the giggles of all the memes!
All my love and cuddles (virtual only) to the aspie and autistic community, we love you a...
Trafalgarslaw
This blogger is gone for a while due to being in a place with semi-functional Internet if anyone wanted to know.
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Why I Cannot Accept Ableism
TW Ableism
I was not born assertive. I worked my way from meek to shouting at a protest. I was born the most mild-mannered person imaginable. If I had not encountered ableism, I would probably have become an academic, taught English or History, and lived out my days without bothering anyone. The story of the route from then to now will become more public as I have the nerve to contemplate new...
signal boost!! tumblr user threatening to release...
caledscratch:
princess-tuvstarr:
feferi:
Okay so lately I’ve been watching something play out on my dash, and I want to get the word out there so people can help. I’ve already submitted a report to tumblr abuse staff, but these things work better when they have more than one person bringing it to their attention. The point is that what one person is doing is clearly in violation of tumblr’s...
kwhynot:
faerieeglow:
what dark humor isn’t:
an excuse to make oppressive and/or triggering “jokes”
can we make this a Tumblr famous post with thousands of reblogs please
I'm OK with dying young. I know I'm not going to...
I think you are doing things. You write well.
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Singing the Circle - by Jennifer Cook O'Toole →
happilyclueless:
What’s good about being an Aspie?
It may not be ALL of you, but it's ONLY you.
dionthesocialist:
It’s only you who gets to kill people and have everyone jump to your defense.
It’s only you who creates a media market wherein PoC are stereotyped for your entertainment.
It’s only you who imperializes the known world and then has the nerve to tell brown people to get out of “your” country.
It’s only you who comes into other people’s spaces and demands that your needs be...
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Sick of Christianity? This one's for you.
gcnjustin:
Do you ever get sick of Christianity?
Are you a Christian, but embarrassed to be seen as one?
Are you a non-Christian who secretly (or not so secretly) wants to run the other way every time someone near you self-identifies as a Christian?
Are you tired of the politics that seems to have overtaken compassion in religious circles?
Sick of the televangelists who rake in money from...
goldenheartedrose:
A Reminder
crown-of-weeds:
Follow up to this.
1:
The following people exist:
-rural queers -religious queers -poor queers -working-class queers -queers who didn’t go to college -queers who don’t know about queer theory
Erasing us? Super gross.
2:
There are all kinds of easy, quiet ways for middle class,
upper class, college educated, Coastal, liberal, properly...
John Green's tumblr: In Defense of Symbolism →
fishingboatproceeds:
(I thought I’d post this here as well as the Paper Towns Q&A blog. It contains no spoilers. Thanks to Tamar for making it possible for me to post this publicly.)
Where did the strings metaphor inPaper Towns come from?
Someone said it to me once, after a friend had attempted suicide,…
STOP SCROLLING FOR A SECOND. JUST STOP.
notkorra:
EVERYONE JUST STOP FOR A FUCKING SECOND AND FUCKING LISTEN TO ME.
METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES IS IN DANGER. MY CITY IS HALF-WAY SUBMERGED IN WATER. WE’RE PRACTICALLY FUCKING ATLANTIS RIGHT NOW. FOR MORE THAN THIRTY FUCKING HOURS, IT’S BEEN FUCKING RAINING NON-STOP. NON-STOP.
AND IT’S FUCKING STRONG. THE FLOODS ARE REALLY BAD HERE. SOME PEOPLE HAD TO EVACUATE THEIR FUCKING HOMES BECAUSE...
Racist murder at a Wisconsin temple |... →
socialismartnature:
Nicole Colson reports on the mass killing at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin—and explains that the broader climate of racism after 9/11 likely sparked this act of terrorism.
… Even as they sought to “clarify” the difference between Muslims and Sikhs in the aftermath of the Wisconsin shooting, much of the mainstream media’s coverage of the shootings has laid bare the racism...
How YOU can prevent photoconvulsive seizures!...
bittergrapes:
Photoconvulsive seizures are terrifying. Basically, a photoconvulsive seizure is a seizure brought on by visual data, often flickering, strobing, or flashing stimuli. Fortunately, one of the best ways to prevent photoconvulsive seizures is helping people to avoid this sort of stimuli, and it’s something that you can do easily by THINKING about what you do and use. Here are some...
Important: All Bay Area Followers
democratsaresexier:
panasonicyouth:
nuestrahermana:
laurawhatareyoudoing:
malenkydevil:
laurawhatareyoudoing:
nuestrahermana:
Stay out of Richmond and San Pablo and its surrounding areas. Chevron refinery set on fire & currently exploding. Hazmat alert. Anyone in that area, stay indoors, cover your doors with wet towels and seal your windows with tape. Winds can carry toxic...
victims of Wisconsin gurudwara shooting
slattern:
Let us keep them and their families in our thoughts, hearts, and prayers.
Sita Singh. Male, age 41.
Ranjit Singh. Male, age 49.
Satwant Singh Kaleka. Male, age 65.
Prakash Singh. Male, age 39.
Paramjit Kaur. Female, age 41.
Suveg Singh. Male, age 84.
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Tomorrow is my little brother's first day of...
josiahd:
iamthethunder:
the-goblin-king:
autgamerswag:
beautyinthesaltedearth:
He has Aspergers. A type of autism.
And I swear to God if ANYONE lays a hand on him or picks on him in any way, I will beat the living shit out of them, I don’t give a fuck who they are.
He is the best thing that has ever happened to me. He is the only reason I’m still on this earth. And I refuse to let him...
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Tomorrow is my little brother's first day of...
the-goblin-king:
autgamerswag:
beautyinthesaltedearth:
He has Aspergers. A type of autism.
And I swear to God if ANYONE lays a hand on him or picks on him in any way, I will beat the living shit out of them, I don’t give a fuck who they are.
He is the best thing that has ever happened to me. He is the only reason I’m still on this earth. And I refuse to let him get bullied the way I did...
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Donation/Fundraiser For Autism Speaks
passionatelyrevolt:
iamthethunder:
autgamerswag:
passionatelyrevolt:
autgamerswag:
passionatelyrevolt:
iamthethunder:
passionatelyrevolt:
For my birthday on August 19th, I’m asking my friends and family for a special gift: help me raise $1000 for Autism Speaks Inc.
My Birthday Wish is in honor of Tina (Life), my sister-in-law who is autistic. I chose Autism Speaks Inc because I...
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Donation/Fundraiser For Autism Speaks
thenoblerab:
passionatelyrevolt:
thenoblerab:
iamthethunder:
autgamerswag:
passionatelyrevolt:
autgamerswag:
passionatelyrevolt:
iamthethunder:
passionatelyrevolt:
For my birthday on August 19th, I’m asking my friends and family for a special gift: help me raise $1000 for Autism Speaks Inc.
My Birthday Wish is in honor of Tina (Life), my sister-in-law who is autistic. I...
Apparently, this is a special time for WASP terrorists.
Islamophobic Arson Attack on Islamic Mosque in... →
theuppitynegras:
faineemae:
haiderz:
deafmuslimpunx:
YAY, Islamophobia!!!
WTF?
I just read about this two minutes ago, first the sikh temple and now this.
the SECOND attack on this mosque this summer!
inspiration porn and the olympics (gosh, this got...
notyourinspiration:
skrulls:
The worst thing is, competing in the olympics? it IS inspirational. all olympians are inspirational. they train very hard and accomplish something amazing, they make other people want to achieve something.
But still, athletes who are disabled or have dealt with disability are fetishized (Kieran Behan and Oscar Pistorius) and trivialized (“It was the right decision...
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Donation/Fundraiser For Autism Speaks
autgamerswag:
passionatelyrevolt:
autgamerswag:
passionatelyrevolt:
iamthethunder:
passionatelyrevolt:
For my birthday on August 19th, I’m asking my friends and family for a special gift: help me raise $1000 for Autism Speaks Inc.
My Birthday Wish is in honor of Tina (Life), my sister-in-law who is autistic. I chose Autism Speaks Inc because I greatly feel that Autistic adults and...
