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Thank God I am not the only one who finds demonization of Autistics inaccurate and tiresome. I am an aspie by the way, and quite proud of it.

 

As for the "mentally capable enough to speak" part, it is more that they don't speak, not that they can't (though there do exist cases where this is the case, it is more likely they have both Down Syndrome and Autism if you ask me). I will also add that the autistic people I do know can speak, though Autism itself is a very varied condition. Jim Sinclair (and Autistic Rights Activist and diagnosed with Autism) apparently did not speak until he was 12, and it seems apparent to me that he has no mental deficiency.

Piers Morgan used to run a tabloid, for crying out loud. If he has any sense of journalistic duty, it's warped.

 

Anyone who demonizes the autistic demonstrates an utter lack of knowledge about what they're talking about.

Thank God I am not the only one who finds demonization of Autistics inaccurate and tiresome. I am an aspie by the way, and quite proud of it.

 

As for the "mentally capable enough to speak" part, it is more that they don't speak, not that they can't (though there do exist cases where this is the case, it is more likely they have both Down Syndrome and Autism if you ask me). I will also add that the autistic people I do know can speak, though Autism itself is a very varied condition. Jim Sinclair (and Autistic Rights Activist and diagnosed with Autism) apparently did not speak until he was 12, and it seems apparent to me that he has no mental deficiency.

 

Same here; I am very proud of it and am rather irritated at people who would label us all as killers. We aren't.

 

When I say 'autistic', I generally mean low-or-mid spectrum individuals, and some can communicate (I saw a great story about an autistic girl who communicates with a computer). I feel the worst about how they are treated - they don't deserve this kind of treatment at all, they have never done anything to warrant this.