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I wonder if the purpose of the attempts to "normalize" autism - and gender dysphoria - is to distract the public from one of the main causes of both, which is vaccine injuries. It wouldn't surprise me to find that pharma money is behind these attempts.

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It's possible. Toby Rogers put if forward as a theory also.

https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/theory-no8

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Have you ever heard of or researched Suramin for autism? IIRC, I first heard about it in one of A Midwestern Doctor's articles, where he stated that it sometimes gets some amazing results. Of course it's not approved by the US FDA.

https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-suramin-evolution/

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I haven't, thank you.

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Completely agree. That's exactly what it is. According to them it's an entirely normal human variation, not iatrogenic harm.

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If it's from government, hard pass.

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“-friendly” is a relatively new scam, and its popularity will certainly grow. Its advantages are obvious: theoretically unlimited financial potential (lobbyists, anyone interested?), blanket social acceptance without any discrimination, free advertising, carrying mediocre journalists and online content makers to a new brighter future, easy making of new important contacts with VIPa and pseudo-VIPs, and the capacity to suppress any opposition with “humane” arguments. Who knows, it could replace the “war with” scam, if properly managed and implemented.

The costs of any resulting initiatives will be paid from your pocket (aka “the budget”). Will it be helpful to those in real need? Possibly, you can’t deny good intentions or developing nature of the action.

Will it be worthy the money? You can safely assume “no” right from the start. Mostly because a lot of people involved in the programs have nothing to do with the subject matter. This means that they have no idea what is really needed, how much of it, when, and how to manage these resources.

But the key issue is that these people don’t and won’t care. For them, it’s just another job. Only those who affected by the relevant problem know what it is like, and only those truly care. This does not exclude individuals with genuine interest and intention to help. But the framework action and its system won’t care.

Another serious consequence is that when a “-friendly” program is launched, the real causes of the problem will be patched up and left unattended. Why should anyone investigate environmental factors contributing to the onset of autism if a certain pool of money is “guaranteed” to help to alleviate its consequences? We will spiral into fast increasing further waves of cases. Nobody will be interested to find those responsible for mass health care omissions.

People will manage, as they always do. Better or worse, but they have what the power system lacks: integrity and honor. Unfortunately, we will never hear about these people, or neighbors, often living a few apartments away. They carry their problems in their hearts and do not want to burden others. But, since these people do not show off with their fate, we will never know the real reach of the problem. And the autism-friendly cities will live on, in silent acceptance of the fate by those affected, and a conveniently undisturbed existence of those who are responsible for it or who should really do something meaningful about it.

Not long ago, there were special schools for kids who needed a unique approach to their behavioral, mental, physical or complex development which was never described in manuals. A friend of mine spent her life as a teacher in one of such schools. She would never say “special” or “different” about her kids. They were unique, and her role was to find a way how to reach this uniqueness, how to open a channel of communication and cooperation with a person so unique that the rest of the population could not understand it.

We need more unique teachers.

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That is a powerful essay. I especially appreciate how the author points out the incredible hypocrisy of these institutions that proclaim inclusivity, but they would just as soon see those vulnerable people die, with illegal and unethical DNR orders, etc.

Thank you for posting this.

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Yes I commented on that too.

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Thanks for your writing, our 7 year old grandson is Autistic, non-verbal, it’s heartbreaking. We love him & hope there is something one day that can help him.

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See Dr Chris Exely's work - get your grandson drinking silica water.

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Don't give up. Look at Prof Grandin's work. She talks a little fast for me, as I wear high-end Hearing Aids. Temple Grandin | The Life Autistic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xaW84b7U8

Educating Different Kinds of Minds | Temple Grandin | TEDxCSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqntS1YRRO4

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My sympathy to your challenging life with your autistic child.

Could one conclude then that the preferred condition for everyone would be the most easily controllable, for everyone to be autistic?

Let everyone resist every small step that they can in the tyranny and pettiness of these bureaucrats. Do not stand in line just so, or social distanced as directed; put your feet up where ever you like and chat with friendliness and warmth to those around you.

Be the creator of the world you want to live in and dispense of the programmed fear and intimidation.

No wonder the Karens of the world loved the covidian rules. They recognized their nature and were simpatico with them. They enjoyed lording over everyone to submit or else.

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"best essay I’d read of 2023" yes, wow. Thank-you.

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I’m sorry for your disabled child and having to live an Autistic life. These injuries are from vaccines that has been conclusively documented. Do we know what, exactly in these vaccines did the dirty work of turning a human being into a non-human being? Is it the adjuvants? Heavy metals? The capsid proteins of viruses? Is there nothing we can do to reverse this?

We must fight the New World Order with everything we’ve got. Get immersed in the parallel universe. Get self sufficient. And vote for the Populist party at every turn.

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Aluminium adjuvants are one culprit. See Dr Chris Exely's work. He's on substack.

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From DNR orders to inclusive cities: what is the strategy here?

To confuse the general population? Appropriately Hanna Arendt is mentioned as I believe she was among the writers associating that strategy with totalitarianism.

Fwiw my wife & I watching "Julia" with Sarah Lancashire hamming up the life of cookery writer/broadcaster Julia Child. In the episode last night a disparaging remark was aimed at Ms Arendt with respect to a literary prize & the insinuation that she is "boring" or "irrelevant"? Hah, we see you!

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I watched Julia last year but missed the Arendt reference...probably too distracted by Julia's annoying voice.

And yes indeed...we see you!

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Good stuff.

Can't say I disagree too much with Tiqqun's criticisms of capitalism based on your summary in footnote 3.

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And even if these people and others with developmental disABILITIES never get a job or do not do what is considered part of life, our metric system for successful living, they are worth everyone’s time and care to understand and support and belonging on this earth! God made them. God made all of us. Let’s help each other and learn from each other.

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Powerful essay. Thank you for sharing. Agree with the writer.

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How will verbal, highly intelligent autistics react to the infantile/babylike and preK-colored "autism-friendly" cities? How many "autism-friendly" police officers and police stations will there be if a "neurodivergent" resident has an explosive tantrum/rage? Will these cities be jobless, "happytalism" "utopias" of consumer greed and useless trinkets/toys/collectibles by "neurodiverse" residents - being made by robots or slave labor (such as prison labor)? Is "neurodiversity" a silent, unspoken reason behind global workplace shortages and A.I. Robots taking up job occupancy?

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They haven't met Professor Temple Grandin. AKA The Horse Whisper. Temple Grandin urges parents and educators to expose autistic children to a range of experiences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mycMFcrJ3po

Temple Grandin | The Life Autistic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xaW84b7U8

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That can be learned from

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All of these ppl just think and therefore act differently. They process and see everything that goes on in their own way, their own time. We all develop and learn uniquely and made for us. It’s not a race or a competition. We all have gifts and talents and viewpoints that can be viewed from.

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