tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post4249714595579982083..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Celebrity Selfies, Bad Fashion, and BulbsDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-19269788592173314752014-04-06T11:08:21.006-04:002014-04-06T11:08:21.006-04:00Autism Speaks is definitely not without controvers...Autism Speaks is definitely not without controversy. They stand accused (mainly by adults with autism) of perpetuating stigma against persons with autism in order to attract donations for research to eliminate autism, which does carry a subtext of eliminating *autistics.*bearinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953735060133330755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-41019678930536154212014-04-06T09:42:46.112-04:002014-04-06T09:42:46.112-04:00Banshee,
Given that there isn't currently pre...Banshee,<br /><br />Given that there isn't currently pre-natal diagnosis of autism, they can't really do that. To my knowledge, it remains unclear what exactly causes autism, and it remains unclear whether that cause is genetic or the result or some environmental factor (or both) so it's unclear whether it's something that could ever be diagnosed prenatally. Symptoms often show up when children are a year old or more.<br /><br />Being a cynical person, I generally take a pretty low view of "building awareness" campaigns as they strike me as being primarily feel-good slactivism. However, in this case, the neighbor (who I know pretty well) knows a lot more about the issue than I do, since one of her daughters is autistic. And since she and her daughter came by with the lightbulb to ask if I'd put it up, I certainly didn't intend to refuse. I figure she's in a position to know a lot more about the usefulness of the organization than I am.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-10782329453645057152014-04-06T07:48:36.641-04:002014-04-06T07:48:36.641-04:00Isn't Autism Speaks one of those "chariti...Isn't Autism Speaks one of those "charities" dedicated to killing off the autistic babies before they can be born?Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-17900570401366440852014-04-03T19:30:48.168-04:002014-04-03T19:30:48.168-04:00Ah the irony, we never appreciate our looks when w...Ah the irony, we never appreciate our looks when we're young and have them. (And yes you're young and look good!) TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118362963139092279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-63947147683036145332014-04-03T14:45:23.373-04:002014-04-03T14:45:23.373-04:00LOLing at reading Kelly writing "I thought yo...LOLing at reading Kelly writing "I thought you looked nice! It turned out my eyes were closed."<br />bearinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953735060133330755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-90398728255230577712014-04-03T13:56:42.522-04:002014-04-03T13:56:42.522-04:00I thought you looked nice! It turned out that my ...I thought you looked nice! It turned out that my eyes were closed in my picture. I guess you caught me when I was blinking with excitement. :)<br /><br />Allen talks about the changes in the South American church in The Future Church, which is a wonderful book. I found his discussion of the growth of pentecostalism to be fascinating. He says that there are more Catholic pentecostals than there are protestant pentecostals. I was prompted to ask my pentecostal neighbor if I could attend an evening service with her after reading it.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120027058653022897noreply@blogger.com