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><<<<how he feels...you can. >>>>Acutally i was >speaking to a paricular person, not you or someone i >dont know... > >>>>>If you could have a brain transplant so you could >have a higher IQ, would you? Would you still be the >same person? Our brains are different from our >limbs.<<<<<< i have a fairly high iq now so i wouldnt >go for a brain >transplant ;-) and i wouldnt want a brain transplant >for my son, you are correct that this would not be the >same person. > > Biomedical intervention is not about transplanting >the entire brain , its about correcting the very real >aspects of the brain that arent functioning correctly >because of physical disfunction. > >Is there a term for curbies with Anti-curbies >qualities? :-) > >I want a cure , not ashamed to admit it.Because i am >of the opinion that autism is not a state of being, it >is label of symptoms of a body that isnt working >properly... > >At the same time i share the sentiments that you have >stated for increased opportunities for housing and >social inclusion. I do not subject my son to a room of >isolation at home or at school. He is included in >society, school and i work hard to help others >understand him. > >>>>>But if he got *rid* of autism, he woulnd't be the >same person.>>> >For one thing, my son wasnt born with autism. His >autism is vaccine induced autism. And yes he would be >a different person, if he hadnt been injured or if he >were cured... just as everyone becomes different >without hardships or when they expand their >knowledge, or just maturation , getting older and >wiser....staying the same is stagnating, humans dont >do well under these circumstances... > >>>> "Diseases like cancer are preferable to living >like this -">>> > >Autism according to latest research IS proving to be >a "disease" of the Body, just as cancer is. WHen the >bodies biochemical "makeup" is not functioning >properly, behaviors, inability to communicate, >chemical imbalances, vitamin deficencys, symptoms of >autism are the result. > >The brain is NOT working as it was intended, and >allowing the brain to continue to not work when there >is a way to make it work - like it was intended, is >wrong....it would be the same as denying cancer >treatment, or diabetic treatment, or heart surgery.... > >>>>>And i think >>Daniels thoughts would be very similar, we will know >>when he gets his voice...I highly recommend trying >non-verbal communication techniques as well.>>>> > >When i speak of "voice" i dont mean verbal utterance. >Tho i would love to hear his voice and thats me being >his mom and loving the sound of my NT sons voice, so >yes i would like to hear his actual voice, i would >like to hear him sing a song... but what I usually >mean is communicating thru any means possible. I have >worked hard implementing sign language, pecs, voice >output, at home and at school. He doesnt seem to get >sign language much (doesnt have the motor skills i >dont think, tho with repetition he eventually either >gets it or close to it) but he does do well with pecs >and voice output. ANd hopeing to teach him even more >with the pixwriter computer program. And i intend to >continue to help him expand his usage of these and not >simply wish him to speak with his vocal cords. > >>>>>>*blink* Because if she really wanted to she >could? This doesn't make sense. Her 'syndrome' is that >she adamantly wishes to be taken as human and treated >as such despite her disability<<<< > >yes it makes sense, because with biomedical >intervention many aspects of the disability of autism >can be eliminated... >thats right >cured > >with BIOMED ...screaming can no longer be an issue, >inablity to move when you want to no longer an issue, >inability to say what you want to say and being unable >to say it no longer an issue....free to speak and move >and not have all these conflicting bodily functions >fighting what YOU want to do ! freedom to be who you >want to be not controlled by behaviors that you cant >control ... > > I agree its right to wish to be taken for the human >you are and treated as such, but to embrace your >disability when there are options to overcome that >disability is just unfathomable to me, its hiding >behind that disability... > >and i have to ask why again, WHY would anyone want to >be disabled if they didnt have to be... > >>>>>>It's your ableist viewpoint. <<<<Please explain >what you mean by this ? I dont see me as being an >abelist, but i could be wrong...i just dont understand >what makes me that way i suppose. > > <<<<<<There is a relatively short period at the >beginning of life when the brain is able to learn this >ability, and after that it's impossible. >>>> only >impossible if people say it is impossible, or think it >is impossible or have such low expectations that makes >it impossible...or perhaps there is a way it just >hasnt been found yet.... > >>>>>>>The neuroplasicity is simply not there to create >'normal' socialization, sensory processing or language >processing.<<<<<<<< this has been proven by current >research how wrong that is...with MRI and PET scans >scientists have proven that the brain continues to >have plasicity late into the teen years and theorize >now(because of this new data that even longer is >possible).....and with stem cell research more is even >possible ... > >given the opportunity anything is possible, without >the opportunity there is only the impossible.... > >I appreciate you taking the time to write this , i >enjoyed reading it and intend to read it a few more >times so i can fully understand what your saying >(which is typical of me to understand more than on >first reading)..i think sharing your knowledge and >experience is good for the "cause" you speak of as >well. > >And i do try to understand more so i can help my son >... > >Cheryl
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