What people do not understand is that autism itself is not the disease; its the kinds of health issues, and the environment, that affect many autistically wired people. This is, in general, is what I feel causes the neuro-inflammation, which produces the more profound affects and challenges, in which then all-too-often renders the autistic wiring a clinical “disability.” So, change the environment. Change the food. Change manufacturing tactics. Change healthcare. Research further. Make more of an effort to understand the way we communicate, so as to not keep continuously, inadvertently mistreating and neglecting us. Shift the focus away from annihilating us via eugenics. Shift the focus back to where it belongs: this poor, beautiful earth, and all living creatures and ecosystems on it, which are being affected. Who are merely taking the brunt of it, enough for it to be obvious? Autistic people. But: You dont know what you want to get rid of, you really dont. So, dust off the gems; dont throw them in the garbage. Dont throw the baby out with the bathwater. Lose the fear. Gain a better world. -Diary of A Girl Outside The Box, Entry 6
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 01:27:35 +0000