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I believe that orik was referring to the particular students at school. Read the whole comment, not just take the last sentence out of context.

• fecak 11y ago
  "us" certainly could be referring to just those students. My reaction was based on the interpretation of "us" as "those with autism". There is a trend of the high functioning population (see 'neurodiverse' or ND) debating those that advocate for the low functioning as to whether or not we should try and help the low functioning to "change". It's more complicated than that, but those that advocate for the lowest functioning get frustrated by the debate. It usually comes down to "if you have the ability to say you 'like' your autism, you can keep it, but don't try and prevent others from trying to help those who can't advocate for themselves." If orik was only referring to a handful of fellow students, he/she wasn't speaking for all of the spectrum and I misinterpreted who was meant by "us".
  • wbl 11y ago
    Advocating for them, or for their parents? Don't forget what happened to Down's Syndrome once prenatal testing became available.
    • fecak 11y ago
      Advocating for them - full transparency, I'm a parent of a low-functioning daughter with autism. I wouldn't support an organization that tried to develop prenatal testing for autism.