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Thread #56651   Message #3447253
Posted By: Galloping Gwdihw
05-Dec-12 - 02:45 AM
Thread Name: musicians with Asperger's Syndrome
Subject: RE: musicians with Asperger's Syndrome
@Lepus Rex... Are you a doctor /neurologist? If the answer is no then clearly you are not qualified to diagnose Asperger's or to judge whether or not someone "Really Has It" so I, and I'm sure other commenters on this thread, would be grateful if you keep your judgmental and cynical remarks to yourself. People on the autistic spectrum, as well as those with other "invisible" disabilities (eg, mental illness, M.E) face enough suspicion and condemnation from society at large as it is, which causes an immense amount of suffering and does nothing to help make their lives easier. This is particularly the case here in the UK at the moment, where sick and disabled people are being persecuted by the Government and 73 sick and disabled people a week - including paraplegics and cancer patients - being driven to suicide by being stripped of their benefits after being declared fit for work, when clearly they are NOT. Fuelled by propaganda from the Government and the right wing press stating that all benefit claimants - even those claiming disability benefits - are workshy scroungers, disability hate crime has gone up since the Tories got in AGAIN (people never learn... *sigh*) and attitudes like yours are contributing to this and encouraging people to think it's OK to persecute and shun disabled people. So, if you have no other interest in Asperger's Syndrome besides coming on here to spout your ableist views... Please go away. Thank you.