In which I blog on Lisa Jo Rudy's "Autism and the Neurodiversity Movement - What's Your Opinion?"

"Some parents and self-advocates will insist that autism is both a challenge and a gift. Others will argue that it’s a scourge that should be eliminated from the world.

In my opinion, both are right."-- Lisa Jo Rudy

"Not all Autistics are mentally deficient. In fact, I have raised up some noted geniuses. Daniel Tammet, the man who computed Pi better than a computer, and learned Icelandic in seven days..Bill Gates, of course, of Microsoft fame. Unfortunately, not all of us get to be savants or geniuses. This is another example of my spectrum hood."--My Informative Speech, from the point of view of an anthropomorphic Autism.

The main thing about the term Autism is that it's from the Greek “Autos,” which means "By oneself, or alone." It refers, of course, to the communication differences, always nonverbal and sometimes affecting verbal skills. The only thing that one should remove from Autism is the Aloneness.-- Paraphrasing my persuasive speech.

"I believe that if the shoe, the word, and the metaphor fits, you should wear it. If it hurts, then kick it for all it's worth. One could retain the special interest, the causes, and choose to kick the butt of the classic conditioning that forcibly tricked you into believing that you couldn't communicate. What is the scientific basis for believing that an autistic can't learn communication? Science is always fallible.Among monozygotic (identical) twin pairs the concordance rate for autism ranges from 36% to 91%, with 60% being a widely accepted number (as far as I can tell, e.g. Bailey et al 1995 ). Obviously, if the twins were both being exposed to the same things, there must be something about personal development, like special interest.

Do the fixative not belong in the same group, no matter how they communicate?

Do we deserve to be alone because of our mannerisms? NO!!!

--Previous blogging.

Thus, I should like to say, Autism mayn't necessarily be the best name for our people.. Maybe Summic-Perspicacious (Summic is related to the term for summit; it means the highest point, main idea, thesis statement, etc), but not self bound. Not alone. IF IT AIN'T WORTH KEEPING, THEN KICK IT!

That's my idea on the statement.