Organizations discriminating against people on the autism spectrum are no different than the bullies of grade school years who pick on anyone too different from their acceptable standards. Peer pressure never goes away; it just becomes more sophisticated and expensive. If this wasn’t so, there wouldn’t be such an urgent need for organizations to defend the rights of innocent neuro-A-typicals!
Last night, I listened to a program about bullying. What amazed me is how blind the ‘experts’ are who study about the characteristics of bullies and victims. They can’t see what’s wrong with their mentality. It seems like the more years they spend studying, the more stupid they get. It amazes me how much facts are ignored! The fact is NO progress is being made to stop bullying. If anything, the ‘plans’ created to combat this problem only make it worse. Hello! Why do you think that is? Could it be that talk doesn’t match action and that maybe actions are not extreme enough to put an end to bullying?
In the United States, our own government bullies its taxpayers. Those in power get to do what they want. That is a fact which applies to ANY situation. Power will always be power and unfortunately wherever there is power, there is money (and lots of it!).
Read what Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. has to say about a petition to Dr. Tony Attwood and Dr. Isabelle Hénault for fighting discrimination against those of us on the autism spectrum on his blog Deconstructing Neurelitism. When you get down to the section mentioning Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger’s Syndrome (FAAAS) promoting the idea that prolonged family contact with Autistic adults in romantic or family relationships is harmful to “normal” people, keep in mind how rare it is to see praise as compared to complaints.
Will there ever be an organization like Families of Adults Blessed with Asperger’s Syndrome (FABAS)? I can only wish. If my husband, children, and grandchildren were asked for their opinion on having an Aspie in the family, ALL of them would unanimously agree they feel blessed by it.¹ The problem is none of them (except for maybe the grandchildren) believe anyone cares to know.
No one is perfect. Aspies, as well as neurotypicals, have flaws. Why should it be that NTs get to have their imperfections overlooked while the rest of the population gets condemned for being different? Why? It seems to always boil down to pride.
What’s the answer? We can sign petitions and maybe they will succeed to temporarily defeat attacks. The real problem is human nature. It’s a mess, whether people will admit it or not. God didn’t say what He did in Romans 3:10-12,
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
They [mankind] are all gone out of the way, they [human beings] are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
…if it wasn’t true. This world is not to be saved; it’s doomed.² Those of us with hope in the Lord are to abide by Ephesians 6:10-17,
“…be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”
God’s word is both our armour and our sword. Hebrews 4:12 warns,
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Sometimes the only way to remove a malignant growth is through surgery. However, when it comes to how painful the word of God can pierce some souls, there is no anesthesia to numb the conscience.
Has the sense of pleasure become more important than truth? Given that deception is on the rise rather than the decline, it appears so.
¹I have no doubt my dad was an Aspie. I loved him because of who he was. He was a caring person AND he was an Aspie. My dad had his annoying flaws (that’s where 
I got mine from), but so did my NT mom. I shudder to think how horrible my life would have been if I was taken away from my dad or if my children were taken away from me! Yes, I’ve complained about things from my past… BUT my unpleasant experiences were NOT because my dad was an Aspie. When will persons get over their self enough to realize this world wasn’t made to revolve around maximizing self pleasure?!!!
²God will destroy this earth He created. How many are now so haughty as to think mankind can overpower Almighty God’s providence? No wonder His wrath, when it finally gets unleashed, will be too terrible for words to describe!
