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JimmyNeurtonRules
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01 Nov 2007, 3:47 pm

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Can we all put together an article for Oprah's magazine clearly explaining the harm that these cure people do? Maybe collect anadotes about ruined lives.

I posted a link to this thread in the comments section of the ABC News article.


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01 Nov 2007, 4:16 pm

Don't get close to me you might catch autism.



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01 Nov 2007, 7:46 pm

It's not a disease!

That boy, who is now tragically an adult with autism, suffers from a lifetime of opportunities to help him maximize his potential squandered by the philosophy of Autism Speaks. The parents opted for the "quick fix," instead of putting in the hard work necessary to help their son function better in life.



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01 Nov 2007, 8:46 pm

Oh noes!! I's been STOLED!! !

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(and I'm diseased, apparently :cry:)


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01 Nov 2007, 9:29 pm

Yeah, I'm seeing more and more of these articles in my local paper. It's getting really creepy. What are you supposed to do, when you open up the paper and there's Jenny McCarthy bubbling on about how she'd needed to "fix" her kid? I was furious and a little scared, but if they decide your letter is worthy of printing, they print your name with it. So basically, three choices: write in and be ignored, write in and suddenly everyone I have to see on a daily basis treats me differently, or do nothing.
I ended up choosing "nothing." Not exactly heroic, but that's life.


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