Alex Plank does not speak for me.

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I'm not trying to start a flame war, but I'd rather have Alex, Ari Ne'erman of Autism Rights Watch and John Carley of GRASP speaking for us rather than Autism Speaks or Defeat Autism Now!

In defense of Alex, getting things going in the autism world is a challenge. I've taught a class, been involved in some initiatives, and I have several projects going on right now. Getting traction and building up inertia takes a lot of time and effort. All of us are still exploring what we are and what we can do as a group. So, if Alex is busting his butt and blazing a trail through unknown territory, he has my support.

Um why are you bothering signing up for a website designed to help people with neurological disorders when you youself seek help but at the same time attack the founder of the website? Its like applying for a college just to walk up to the dean and spit in his face and tell him the college sucks!

Alex also gets my support.

When I had sour grapes about my upbringing and the way that my mum wanted me to be in 2004, WP came to be.

When I was mourning the demise of the Routemaster in Late 2005 and all of 2006, WP was there.

When I've turned my back on The Kinks and the 60s in Early 2007, due to a favourite member dropping me as a friend for being less responsive and more fearful in each response that I PMed him, WP was there. I call that my Black Period. Sid got me through that dark time. :O)

When my dark mood lifted and I went back to my 60's Mod roots and decided to give The Kinks and the 60s another chance, WP was there. I didn't get as much acknowledgement and congratulations from my fellow members as I was expecting. I've eventually told myself that I've changed for me and not for the majority of WP.

When Pete Quaife of The Kinks passed away and my "Clueless NT Mother" gave me the cold shoulder, WP was there. I really don't want to go into the details of what I've posted during those following 18 months, but I got through it because WP was there.

When I had my bout of pneumonia in in the first 3 months of 2011, WP was there.

When I had problems with a supervisor at work, WP was there and I was happy the day that we were laid off, because I don't have to deal with her anymore.

Thank you, Alex

You've made my life worth living!

I don't think OP is crazy, but this thread is nuttier than a squirrel's milkshake.

I'm pretty sure this is a troll.

OP, it's important you remember that we have no idea what's going on in your head. We can only try to figure it out based on what you tell us. So it's not enough for you to speak in terms of references to your own thoughts; you have to describe the connections to us as well.

Right now, I could very accurately say that my thought process in the last three minutes has been:

Jelly
Bell
Molly Ringwald
and lick.

But you have no idea how the f**k any of that translates to a coherent thought process, until I flesh it out a little and fill in the blanks:

I was looking at this page and I noticed a user with Jelly in their nick. Just as I noticed that, I heard the sound of a bell from the other room; the cat was dragging her wand/feather/bell toy in here to play with me. But I glanced back at the screen and saw the discussion of someone's avatar being due to his liking Molly Ringwald. But I felt guilty about ignoring the cat, so I turned back and she was sitting over the dropped toy and patiently licking her paws until I came to play with her.

See how f*****g crazy that looked originally without all the additional info? That was pretty much how the first page of this thread looked.

I'm curious to know what the fleshed out version looks like.

And now I shall play with my cat.

He only speaks for himself, like the rest of us.

People can think they speak for others, but unless they have signed, they have nothing.

Whitewidow!

I was just thinking about you the other day.

Glade to see you're still around.

Your post in the PPR Forum about your conviction that the Colorado mass shooting was a plot by the Illumanatti was quite entertaining, and quite memorable (to say the least!).

[Not joking- he really did make a post to that effect shortly after that mass murder.]

But havent seen you on the PPR since then.

Then I stopped seeing you on other forums.

So I was wondering what happened to you.

But here you are!

Well...Im NOT gonna beat around the bush: I was hoping you would get professional help way back when you made that Illumanitti post.

But obviously you havent.

But somehow-youve kept yourself out of trouble.

So- carry on!