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For everyone who decides to send me emails like this, let this be a warning. I WILL post them for everyone to see, because honestly, I think that your own words speak for themselves.
remember Billy from this post: http://neko-no-baka.livejournal.com/302226.htm ?
Well, apparently he found my blog, and decided to email me again:
( oh the wit, how it burns... not )
apparently someone needs to look up the definition of a troll.
Thank you for telling me where you got my email though.
Have a nice day Billy.
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What is success, anyways?
( defining and achieving )
And besides, I've become the person I wanted to be when I was a kid. That's gotta count as a success, right?
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I was going through my inbox today, cleaning up the mass of emails from... 5 different accounts. And I found this flame:
( flaming troll, woo hoo! )
What's interesting is that this email, from a "Billy" at yahoo.com, sounds very much like a previous troll I've had. Anyone else remember nutsndoltz?
Edit: oh hey, looks like this guy has popped up on left brain/right brain. He goes by the username "kyngdingxx"
Here's something a little more concerning. This email was sent directly to my Zika_Silver email. I don't post that email as contact information. The only place he could have gotten it is fanfiction.net, cause I haven't updated my account too often there. But in order to get that information, he would have to have an account there too. It's a lot easier to follow my links and whatnot to email me, but then, those would have shown up in one of my nekonobaka emails.
So where did he get my email? puzzle puzzle, ponder ponder.
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Twitter user, alphabetania, suspicious of the Tony_Attwood account that was created on June 22, 2009, contracted Dawn Sheahan, the Personal Assistant to Professor Tony Attwood to confirm the identity of the account.
She received this response:
"Professor Tony Attwood, Clinical Psychologist specializing in autism and Asperger's syndrome definitely DOES NOT have a Twitter profile.
Thank you for alerting us to this fact, we are not in the process of closing down this Twitter link."
.... alphabetania and I think that Mz. Sheahan meant "now" instead of "not".
In any case, the fake account has been closed. yay for internet justice!
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So I saw Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen last night at the midnight screening. I went in looking for giant alien robots fighting, and that's pretty much what I got, with shiny effects, awesome explosions, and an amusing plot. Okay, so there's plot holes and it's fairly weak in areas and relies heavily on cliche stereotypes. Doesn't matter. I came for the robots, and that's what I got. Makes a happy Neko smile :D
Also, in other news, the Avatar: The Last Airbender movie "The Last Airbender" tease trailer was in front of Transformers. It looks better on screen than on my monitor. Mainly because my computer sucks and I don't dare go full screen, so I didn't notice all the pretty little details that have been added (like the design for Aang's tattoo), and other things in the trailer. nothing major, just stuff that's like "huh, I didn't see that on the internet...."
Also, it comes out Summer 2010. Which means I have an entire year to actually watch the last four episodes of the series.
Yes, I still haven't finished it.... what, a couple months ago I hadn't finished Code Geass... If I don't watch it, it's not over, nyah!
Oh yes, anyone else seen Johnny Depp in costume for Burton's Alice in Wonderland movie? awesomely creepy. I will never think of the Mad Hatter the same again.
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| Happy Birthday Amhelaki |
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Yesterday/Today marks 6 years that Amhelaki Misadventures has been online.
6. freakin'. years.
To celebrate, I did a filler, cause, as always, I'm struggling with real life, school, a job and my love of art and comics. And oh yes, with MOVING in July.
but yes, enjoy http://amhelaki.comicgenesis.com
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I think I might have made something like a mission statement:
"Neurodiversity is about accepting that there is no normal human brain, that being different is okay,and to work together to discover how we all can participate to the best of our abilities in our lives...
...We are optimistic that with the proper supports and accommodations, positive attitudes, acceptance, inclusion and encouragement, that every (autistic) person is able to communicate, interact and contribute to society while meeting individual needs and respecting one's sense of self and personal rights."
(heh, my spellchecker wants to replace Neurodiversity into biodiversity)
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Gah, I hate Saturday shifts. Mainly cause I forget I have them until at least 12am and then I rush off to bed and can't sleep.
And it's not like I have a short shift; I have an 11am-6pm shift. 7 hours. My total social hours, on a good day, is 6 hours. Sigh, this is going to be fun.
Also, since my birthday is approaching, my parents are coming down. Gramma's coming too, since she's entertaining two of my mother's elderly cousins. We're going to eat out, and then while Gramma and the others go back to St. Catherine's, my parents, possibly my uncle and I go to a concert at Conrad Grebel.
So tomorrow, I'm going to curl up in my room, or possibly the floor of the living room with Kingdom Hearts, and respond as little as possible to anyone.
Maybe I'll work on the youtube video I want done for the 18th. Neurodiversity/Autistic Pride Day, after all.
I have my assignment done for class, and it's not due till Monday. Yay!
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| Anime North 2009 con report |
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Quick note: for those who saw me, I was the six-purple-and-silver-winged fairy in a maroon cloak and black leather, carrying, well, a halberd, or axe on a stick. My friend Rachelle was the Naraku (from InuYasha). If you have any pictures of us, please comment and send them my way; we'd love to see them!
( Con report Anime North 2009 )
And that was that! We all had an AWESOME time, and apparently so did Funimation, going by their vblog. And now, I'm counting down the days till ANIME NORTH 2010!!!
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| On Neurodiversity |
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I want to talk a little about Neurodiversity, at least, what it means to me.
This is something that I particularly want parents with newly diagnosed autistic children, of any age, to understand.
What Neurodiversity is:
take the two roots of the word, Neuro and diversity.
Neuro, standing for Neurological, basically, the brain.
Diversity: "1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness. 2. variety; multiformity. 3. a point of difference." (http://dictionary.reference.com)
In other words, the diversity of the brain. In Anthropology, there is no one normal human society and culture. We have the same needs, but different ways of getting support and the form of those needs. We think differently depending on our culture and society, our environment. We also think differently because our brains aren't all the same. What Neurodiversity is about is to accept that there is no normal brain, that being different is okay, and to work together to discover how we all can participate to the best of our abilities in our lives.
We've been depicted as an overly-positive movement, determined to make everything about being autistic as good and okay. While yes, we are zealous in our efforts to promote the positive sides of autism and to convince the public that autism isn't a scary soul-stealing disease, we also understand that it's TOUGH parenting an autistic. It's tough parenting/teaching a NT child as it is; it's extremely tough to parent/teach one of us. So yeah, we realize it's not all sunshine and roses. But hear us out when we say it's not all misery and that we don't want to focus on negative aspects, but think positively about ourselves.
And yeah, we're not your child/student. To be frank, NO ONE is. But we've BEEN there. We STILL ARE. It might just be that we can help to understand and support, even give aid. After all, even though we all have had different experiences, we think and respond very similar.
I've seen parents claim that we are a movement of only Aspergereans/"high functioning" autistics who cannot possibly relate to their "poor low-functioning" child (direct quote, actually). This is not true. ASD is a spectrum disorder and it's a developmental disorder. This means that there is an extremely wide range of abilities and disabilities. This also means that we develop differently than what is typical. The development of our skills can come slowly and may need some help. Childhood is the time when we LEARN the most, after all. But none of us are STATIC.
This means that many of us who once were labeled as "low-functioning" developed skills and became "high-functioning". As we grow, we develop. There are also many reasons for what is perceived as fluctuating "functionality", or "regressing" and becoming "more autistic". (More info here)
So to repeat myself, we WERE there. And we'd like to help.
It may be optimistic of us, but we believe that with the proper supports and accommodations, as well as positive attitudes, acceptance, inclusion and encouragement, that every autistic person is able to communicate, interact and contribute to society while meeting individual needs and respecting one's sense of self.
This isn't to say that getting to these goals for everyone won't be hard. But we think it's better than the alternative view of seeing ourselves as defective, diseased or broken. Many of us don't like to be labeled as Low/High Functioning. It's comparing us to each other, which really isn't a good way since we all develop and grow separately. It's also harmful to our self-esteem, as it puts a limiting label on us. It makes us feel like we have to compete in order to be worth anything, or that we won't ever be anything more than the label. When the latter happens, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
One last point; some have argued that Neurodiversity is about just us, and is not about "the rest" of autistic people. Mainly, the children who are labeled as low functioning. I think this is because parents, teachers and caregivers see us as "high functioning" or at a level where we don't need supports. This isn't true. Life is not a matter of static levels, where things remain the same once you get to a certain point. Life changes, and even though we dislike it, we are all too aware about the changes that life takes us.
But the point is this; think of us as your children that have come before, who have faced and been subjected to the past and present treatments and therapies. Or those who have slipped through the cracks of the medical community. Many of us have faced bullying, neglect, incorrect treatments, misdiagnosis, and various forms of abuse. Yes, we feel pain and want to lash out at those who hurt us. But not at your children. If anything, what we want is that what happened to us does not happen to your children.
And so, nothing about us, without us. All of us.
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| Explaining self-definition |
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For those who don't follow my Twitter or Facebook, I've started to get a little more involved with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and related Autism Rights Movement groups, even commenting on the recent profile piece on Ari Ne'eman by Newsweek, found HERE.
So if you look at the comments for that article, I define myself as autistic, and then the rather infamous John Best makes attacks my person, claiming that since I do not act in the manner of his autistic son, that I couldn't possibly be autistic, and therefore am a child abuser and harming autistic children.
Actually, you can't see that post of his anymore: a friend of mine on Twitter had it reported as abuse and it's been removed But if you scroll down to his attack on Ari Ne'eman and read that, just add a description of his son (being nonverbal, mentally disabled, smearing feces on the walls, unable to pass kindergarten, and mercury-poisoned) as being the criteria for autism, and you pretty much have it. Edit: Oh, he's reposted it again.
His other post about me is still there, proving that John Best is at least as capable of internet research as Jenny McCarthy in finding recent information. He links to the Kerry's Place page from three years ago, which is a very small local newspaper article interviewing me, more or less to promote the Spectrum Art show that I started up. In the actual interview, I did describe the specifics of my diagnosis more thoroughly, but since it was a small newspaper, the focus was on our goals with the art show, which was to promote more positive awareness of autism.
Oh, a note to my potential defenders: Do not engage John Best in a confrontation. There's really no point. He makes himself look ridiculous without our help. He's just annoying because he's a very active TROLL in the autism community, dedicated to trolling Aspies and Neurodiversity advocates. And curing his son with Chelation, leeches and exorcism. That's right, he looked up exorcism to cure his son. And selling his brand of Chelation, apparently. Because we're all mercury-poisoned, according to him.
Anyways. I refrained from commenting on his posts about on the sites itself. But I thought it would be a good idea to address the issue of my self-definition of an autistic adult, for the curious and those who actually take the time to look me up properly.
It's rather simple. I consider myself to be autistic. As pointed out, I'm diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, not Autism Disorder. Well, yes, I don't have AD.
However, Autism Disorder, or "classic autism", Asperger Syndrome and PDD: Not Otherwise Specified are grouped together under the heading of Autism Spectrum Disorders. So it is perfectly reasonable that I label myself as autistic, as my specific dx falls under a category with Autism in the name. And if you REALLY want to be specific, one will notice that I'm purposely using lowercase letters to refer to my as autistic, as opposed to referring that I am Autistic.
To me, the difference is a matter of the specific diagnosis. I am not Autistic, meaning that I don't have Autism Disorder, but I am autistic in that I am diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. So, I am Aspie and I'm autistic. I use the term autistic because I'm not sure whether everyone knows that the term Aspie is a nickname that some Aspergeans(?) refer to ourselves. Never mind that not all of us even like the name Aspie, and so it's not consistently used. Thus, the term autistic.
Edit: I couldn't resist. John Best showed up on the Autube website, and I decided to address him at least once. My comment, should it be removed from the site:
( Addressing a Troll )
You can look up the exchange here: http://www.autube.tv/
There you go.
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had 11am-6:30pm shift, which really means 11am-7:00pm shift cause of clean up
im too tired to speak; not that everything can be expressed in words. but speaking is gone for me right now. can't handle sounds of words
a customer wanted to yell at my manager for speaking a little sharply at me today
i don't think that manager remembers Im autistic
my days are messed up; today is saturday and tomorrow is Mom's Day. I thought it was Monday today.
i need to arrange my wings and put them together
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sigh. So I actually do need to buy a new MLA handbook.
Today is the start of my new library tech course online. So on the college's website, it said that we needed edition 6 of the MLA handbook. However, on the course papers, it says 7th edition. 7th edition is out already? o.0 sheesh!
So, I need to get one of those, and I need to pick up printer ink.
but yay! my gundam came in today!!
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Just come back from Star Trek.
oh. my. god.
Where do I start?
Okay, first thing to note. I'm not a Star Trek fan. At most, I like the movies the best, the original movies. I watched the original series, next gen and Deep Space Nine as my brother controlled the TV remote as a kid. And then we found Babylon 5 and never went back.
Well, we kept on the movies.
So basically, I walked into the movie theatre thinking "okay, so a new Star Trek movie. At the very least, it'll be shiny with more up-to-date filming".
The same old formula though, right?
wrong.
Just. Wow.
Okay, the effects lived up to my shiny expectations. And then the actors. And then the PLOT!!! Beyond my expectations. The people in this movie takes the originals for inspiration, but then make it their own.
Just. Awesome.
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Remember how I'm on Twitter? Well, today I discovered that I can update my facebook from twitter. :D
So now I've been trying to get my facebook to update my lj. Don't think it's going to work. And now that I think about it, it's pretty stupid. Do you all want to read all the little 140 character posts that I make throughout a day? granted I post a lot of links and have interesting chats with people on it.
hmmm... on my profile I have a widget of my twitter. Maybe I can get it onto my comic indexes as well as on the main page of here. **thinks** it'll take a little playing with the html. oh yes, and the lots bio pages needs to be updated. sigh. well, at least I'm not the only one who does dishes in the house. and Rachelle did towels today.
oh yes, that reminds me, the next chapter of AM will start updating tomorrow evening. Now I gotta go finish drawing that chapter in Lots, huh?
Well, tomorrow I plan to run down to the ODSP office to get this months paystubs in, and swing in at the craft store to pick up more glitterglue. Rachelle had an idea for my fairy costume, but Veira showed me these, which I ordered.
Oh yes, my credit card is totally paid off!!
hmmm. I should go to the gym. **pokes her belly**
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