tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post5698984537731900046..comments2023-12-02T09:37:08.472-05:00Comments on Autism Jabberwocky: Jabberwocky of the Day : ASAN Protesting Autism Speaks Walk (Again)M.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-91756760064478614672010-11-05T13:34:07.850-04:002010-11-05T13:34:07.850-04:00Hi Jonathan,
You are right that Robison is on the...Hi Jonathan,<br /><br />You are right that Robison is on the medical advisory board partially because of ASAN. The lack of a person with autism in a high position at AS used to be one of ASAN's complaints (if I remember correctly) and they dropped it once he was appointed.<br /><br />The Plank videos are just nepotism on Robison's part - I believe that Robison Jr is involved in making those videos. Those videos are, incidentally, the reason that I am highly unlikely to ever donate to AS or participate in their walks again. I would have a real problem with my donations being spent on that.<br /><br />But as for Mottron, I didn't think the Dawson/Mottron faction got along with the ASAN crowd so I am not sure they would consider that a success.M.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-19715256697769338762010-11-05T10:26:34.482-04:002010-11-05T10:26:34.482-04:00One reason you missed is that ASAN (and other like...One reason you missed is that ASAN (and other like-minded neurodiversity organizations) are too small, inept, etc. to raise the capital necessary to pursue their own goals. Therefore the resources of autism speaks' are very seductive and by protesting autism speaks by their logic, they hope to take it over by infiltration and to spend the ready-made capital for their own means. <br /><br />They have already succeeded to a degree as Laurent Mottron has received a half million dollar grant, yet this is not enough for him and he has stated he wants to become the head of autism speaks (or possibly all of autism research) and change it. They got J. Robison, a high school dropout on the scientific advisory board along with all the M.D. and Ph.D. scientists. Alex Plank has received funding for his videos when he is not a serious filmmaker going to film festivals to sell his films. Also, no organization that would fund the arts would consider funding Plank's films. This is why they insist that persons with autism be appointed to the board of directors of AS, though they misunderstand that board members engage in fund raising and often have very little power in the organization itself as Jon Shestack, one of the board members who founded Cure Autism Now(which later merged with AS) has pointed out to me.<br /><br />Bob Wright and others worked hard to acquire the capital that AS has and it is easier for ASAN and other organizations just to take it over than to earn their own, so this is in a nutshell why the protest AS or at least one reason.jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.com