This is from an About.com newsletter I receive:
" More Topics:
People with Autism? Or Autistic People?Which is the proper way to refer to people with an autism spectrum diagnosis? Vote in the poll!"
Are they kidding me with this????? WHO CARES????? WHAT DOES IT MATTER?????? When the h*** are we as a people and I mean ALL people going to get the heck over ourselves???? I mean, REALLY!!! I heard a blurb the other day that Tiger Woods apologized for saying he didn't like to watch Hockey. SERIOUSLY??????? Is this REALLY all we have to bitch about??
I'm very serious when I say that the people who respect me will ALWAYS respect me - no matter what I call myself. The people who don't 'get it' - will never. I swear people have WAY too much time on their hands if they're THAT upset by WORDS!!! WORDS, people!!! Read the book "Frindle" - you might start to think differently about WORDS!!!!!
What's next - looks? I don't like the way people look at me. They hurt my feelings when they look at me. Good God. How about we forget the WORDS and focus on insurance paying for treatments and therapies??? How about we HELP people understand our kids instead of PREACHING to others what they *should* say. I don't know - I swear some people wear autism like a badge that entitles them to be - well - nasty.
Ok - I'm climbing out of the saddle.
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