Comments for The Alternate Lexicon http://alternatelexicon.com absolutely full of trivia Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on lose ourselves in time by Kit http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/12/27/lose-ourselves-in-time/#comment-18503 Kit Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:58:59 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=582#comment-18503 my last words for 2011. I love you. Best, most, and always. my last words for 2011.

I love you.
Best, most, and always.

]]> Comment on lose ourselves in time by Ali http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/12/27/lose-ourselves-in-time/#comment-18425 Ali Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:11:50 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=582#comment-18425 Done and done. We'll get you a bed from Ikea and stash you in the office. Done and done. We’ll get you a bed from Ikea and stash you in the office.

]]> Comment on lose ourselves in time by Hez http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/12/27/lose-ourselves-in-time/#comment-18418 Hez Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:48:49 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=582#comment-18418 Maybe you can. :) I would LOVE to... SO much... Love you. Miss you. <3 Maybe you can. :) I would LOVE to… SO much…

Love you. Miss you. <3

]]> Comment on lose ourselves in time by Mom http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/12/27/lose-ourselves-in-time/#comment-18402 Mom Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:20:49 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=582#comment-18402 Glad you're happy (or at least working towards it)! I saved the pictures to my webshots. Glad you’re happy (or at least working towards it)!
I saved the pictures to my webshots.

]]> Comment on lose ourselves in time by Sarah http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/12/27/lose-ourselves-in-time/#comment-18355 Sarah Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:30:57 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=582#comment-18355 Happy, happy, happy. <3 And some love. Happy, happy, happy. <3

And some love.

]]> Comment on I’ll take a cappuccino by Ali http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/11/04/ill-take-a-cappuccino/#comment-16695 Ali Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:49:49 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=557#comment-16695 Hi, thanks for coming by. I'm not really interested in picking up that argument again at length, though I will say that I disagree with your position that a white parent of a black child becomes defacto part of the black community. They still experience white privilege regardless of their child (and I'm not sure I'm at all comfortable with the implication that who they are ceases to exist outside of their child). They may experience pushback and be placed in a very tough situation in which they are welcome in neither community, but that doesn't automatically grant them a right to the <em>less</em> privilged community. As an allistic parent, you are more aware of ableism and the many ways that society privileges people who are neurotypical by virtue of your position, but you do not ever personally experience those things except through the lense of others. You can't truly be part of the autism community the way you and other parents want because the autism community <i>must</i> be made of autistic people. It's about centering. Autistic people should be at the centre of our own community. Deaf people should be at the centre of the Deaf community (and for many years were not--and, like many autistic people, most Deaf people do not consider themselves inherently disabled). Black people should be at the centre of the black community. We can't spend our time, as oppressed groups, worrying about making sure our allies are okay. Being a true ally means listening and supporting, but it doesn't mean you get to decide you are a part of an oppressed group because you relate to them. You're welcome to spread the somewhat consise autism definition far and wide, and thank you for the compliments. Hi, thanks for coming by. I’m not really interested in picking up that argument again at length, though I will say that I disagree with your position that a white parent of a black child becomes defacto part of the black community. They still experience white privilege regardless of their child (and I’m not sure I’m at all comfortable with the implication that who they are ceases to exist outside of their child). They may experience pushback and be placed in a very tough situation in which they are welcome in neither community, but that doesn’t automatically grant them a right to the less privilged community. As an allistic parent, you are more aware of ableism and the many ways that society privileges people who are neurotypical by virtue of your position, but you do not ever personally experience those things except through the lense of others. You can’t truly be part of the autism community the way you and other parents want because the autism community must be made of autistic people.

It’s about centering. Autistic people should be at the centre of our own community. Deaf people should be at the centre of the Deaf community (and for many years were not–and, like many autistic people, most Deaf people do not consider themselves inherently disabled). Black people should be at the centre of the black community. We can’t spend our time, as oppressed groups, worrying about making sure our allies are okay. Being a true ally means listening and supporting, but it doesn’t mean you get to decide you are a part of an oppressed group because you relate to them.

You’re welcome to spread the somewhat consise autism definition far and wide, and thank you for the compliments.

]]> Comment on I’ll take a cappuccino by MarsupialMama http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/11/04/ill-take-a-cappuccino/#comment-16690 MarsupialMama Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:06:01 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=557#comment-16690 Hi! Sorry I'm not here to comment on this specific post... I've responded to one of your comments over at TPGA (http://thinkingautismguide.blogspot.com/2011/09/advocateparent-dialogues-day-seven.html) and am *way* too impatient to see if you pick up the 7 week old conversation again!! While I'm here I just wanted to say that I red fluffy heart your very short explanation of autism... Would it be okay if I lifted it and posted it on a page on my blog (of course giving credit and linking it back to you?) I don't really do concise. I wish I did. But if you follow the above link you'll see that no matter how hard I try to do it: "concise" usually fails me. I also wanted to say that I *love* your jewelry!! It's so cool!! Will definitely visit your Etsy store in the not too distant future!! Best, MM Hi! Sorry I’m not here to comment on this specific post… I’ve responded to one of your comments over at TPGA (http://thinkingautismguide.blogspot.com/2011/09/advocateparent-dialogues-day-seven.html) and am *way* too impatient to see if you pick up the 7 week old conversation again!!

While I’m here I just wanted to say that I red fluffy heart your very short explanation of autism… Would it be okay if I lifted it and posted it on a page on my blog (of course giving credit and linking it back to you?) I don’t really do concise. I wish I did. But if you follow the above link you’ll see that no matter how hard I try to do it: “concise” usually fails me.

I also wanted to say that I *love* your jewelry!! It’s so cool!! Will definitely visit your Etsy store in the not too distant future!!

Best,

MM

]]> Comment on come back home where it’s always hot by Hez http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/10/15/come-back-home-where-its-always-hot/#comment-15912 Hez Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:04:07 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=552#comment-15912 So many YAYs!!! So many YAYs!!!

]]> Comment on do you ever get the message by Sarah http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/09/20/do-you-ever-get-the-message/#comment-14513 Sarah Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:46:28 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=550#comment-14513 Awesome. Definitely Simlish. Awesome. Definitely Simlish.

]]> Comment on The Devastating Effects of Autism on My Ego, or the amazing reality of being autistic before people knew it was a thing by Nick http://alternatelexicon.com/2011/08/20/the-devastating-effects-of-autism-on-my-ego-or-the-amazing-reality-of-being-autistic-before-people-knew-it-was-a-thing/#comment-13215 Nick Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:39:19 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=535#comment-13215 This is really wonderful. Thanks for sharing. This is really wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

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