Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 As per Tom's request, I am posting this to Ari. > > > > > Any chance anyone could write a message asking people to write to > > gaillaliberte@ and peterborough@ at > > Autism Ontario - borough branch asking them to urge Autism > > Ontario NOT to host Autism Speaks this April? > > > > > I did write to the persons who had available emails listed at Autism > Ontario. The following is what I wrote, their reply and my opinion. > > > > > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:08:27 +0000 > > From: 6emini@ > > To: clarhayes@ > > Subject: Autism Speaks > > > > > > I am writing to request that to reconsider hosting Autism Speaks in > > April of this year. This group has not been forthcoming with > scientific > > based information or well thought out methods of therapies for > autistics > > to it's members or the public. The very nature of trying to " cure " > > Autism and give false hope of this to the parents of autistics is > > reprehensible. The scientific research has proven that autism is > > genetic and their agenda is a very scary one if they think they can > make > > autism a thing of the past. Although many with autism are not able to > > speak, technology is enabling many to find a voice of their own. They > > do not want parents, doctors, and therapists to use the methods > condoned > > by Autism Speaks. The only way to eradicate autism would be to abort > > fetuses and this is what it seems the funding to Autism Speaks will be > > focusing it's research, finding a way to tell if a fetus has autism so > > parents can rid themselves of a so called burden. That is an abhorent > > idea and yet that is the only way to eradicate Autism altogether. > > > > Please do not host this group! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------\ \ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------\ \ > ------- > > Hello, > We here at our chapter feel that it is iimportant to present to our > members any information that is available. We do not feel that we should > tell them what they should or should not believe, as adults we let them > make those decisions for themselves. > Thank You, > Clar VP Autism Ontario borough > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------\ \ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------\ \ > --- > > What angers me most about this reply is that no matter the source of > information or whether it is factual, they'll put it out there for > anyone to believe. Facts are facts, scientific data vs. mumbo jumbo. > Gee, so what if a vast majority of parents use unproven sadistic methods > to " normalize " their children. I guess they must have that perogative > to believe whatever they want to right? Good Grief! > > Kim > > > > > > They are firmly in support of Autism Speaks and the possible > > reprecussions could be dire. > > > > Tom > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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