tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71334848042527617522008-05-22T22:49:23.694-07:00Autism advocacyThe V personhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02417098974583913829noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133484804252761752.post-46162763369062928462008-04-25T13:03:00.000-07:002008-04-25T13:11:09.108-07:00AASCEND conference I was inHere's a link to the AASCEND (autism and aspergers syndrome coalition) I spoke at the feb 9th 2002 conference as a person with aspergers syndrome . My name is Vicky Smith http://aascend.net/conferences.htmlThe V personhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02417098974583913829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133484804252761752.post-56170900331859797432008-02-09T22:36:00.000-08:002008-04-29T12:03:52.488-07:00Why I can't write about much.. I get spooked easy... yep that's the truth.. Anyway I have a problem about the californias state regional center denying services to children dxed autistic but because they may have a normal IQ they get denied.... this is not something that happened to my family but has happened to some parents children that I have been mentoring in obtaining services for their child... All I can say is,,,,The V personhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02417098974583913829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133484804252761752.post-33497879365478053372008-02-09T22:33:00.000-08:002008-02-09T22:36:12.553-08:00Gee what does it mean to be an aspie?Well that's the question today .... Hmm perhaps human best fits the description... Not some new species... just simply human..The V personhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02417098974583913829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133484804252761752.post-91693050638959025142008-01-02T09:38:00.000-08:002008-01-02T10:18:44.949-08:00Voting and Jury dutyA lot of people on the autistic spectrum eventually face many difficult decisions as Adults in the legal world... Some of us have encountered first the psychiatric system in our teens and learned to fear authority at most levels. Some of us have become masters at hiding from the world and trying to stay invisible. Personally I have always had strong convictions about who should be in Political The V personhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02417098974583913829noreply@blogger.com