Comments on: Don’t blow your WAAD story

By: Clay

Clay — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:27:55 +0000

Poor Harold should know that the best acronyms are those that actually spell out words, preferably giving some idea of the intention of the group, such as MADD, for Mothers Against Drunken Drivers, or ACORN, for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

But he doesn’t have the wit or imagination to come up with something with which to really zing Larry, though that was his intention. C’mon Harold, if you want to say something witty, you have to THINK of something witty to say first! It seems like your heart just hasn’t been in it lately.

By: autblog

autblog — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:12:07 +0000

Good idea, Harold. We could spend the day clearing up the very misconceptions about neurodiversity that you continue to spread.

By: Harold L Doherty

Harold L Doherty — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:54:40 +0000

Maybe King Laurentius could decree that a new day be named to celebrate Neurodiversity Awareness for true believers of the ND faith who have posted here .

King Larry could name it WAIAD – World Angry and Irrational Awareness day.

By: The Gonzo Girl

The Gonzo Girl — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:50:56 +0000

What Larry said!

By: Laurentius-rex

Laurentius-rex — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:59:17 +0000

World autism day ought to be on April the first because it is a joke isn’t it.

There are only 365 days in the average year (I know some have more, and on the very rare occasion less) so it is inevitable that there will be a vast number of competing awareness days on any one date. Potato Crisp awareness day anyone?

Autism is for life not just one day of the year. The sooner everybody treats these awareness days with the contempt they deserve the better.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:48:51 +0000

“I’ve sometimes read in the paper that Down Syndrome rates have decreased.”

This is what the DSA says about it:

Following the introduction of screening for Down’s syndrome in 1989, the number of babies born with the condition steadily fell from 717 to just 594 at the start of this decade.

Since 2000 the birth rate has increased, reaching 749 births of children with Down’s syndrome by 2006, the latest year for which figures are available.

“And could that account for the over-all special ed numbers staying about the same?”

Down Syndrome children probably account for something like 2% to 3% of all special education students.

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By: John Reichel

John Reichel — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:07:51 +0000

Well put, Ken.

I’ve sometimes read in the paper that Down Syndrome rates have decreased. Do we know why? And could that account for the over-all special ed numbers staying about the same? (Considering that the wider diagnosis being used for autism spectrum disorders would account for more special ed related to autism spectrum disorders)