tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post1124385324963606739..comments2024-01-11T04:31:58.232-08:00Comments on oxymoronredundancyparadoxtrap: Itsy bity poo pooBenjamin Adyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325520894212279303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-34988526288950968122009-09-28T08:19:03.555-07:002009-09-28T08:19:03.555-07:00Hey Joe--thank you for linking the photo. I know a...Hey Joe--thank you for linking the photo. I know about this tour of Raun's cause I kind of bumped into him for a couple minutes last week at Option, and also I was talking to someone who works in marketing who was working on getting all the books, etc. shipped out to these various cities for that tour.<br /><br />Have you seen any of Raun's story? He's this pretty engaging, charismatic, funny speaker and person, and when he was a kid he was severely autistic. Wouldn't look at or talk to anybody--tested at a below 30 IQ. see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNgBO_J8GaE" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />My sense is that the claim to cure autism is considered fairly outrageous in a lot of circles where people know autism and/or work with children or adults who are autistic. I'm not totally sure about that, but that's my sense.<br /><br />I think the reaction might have something to do with the generality of the claim. Bears Kaufman makes this general claim that autism can be cured, and yet the cases are relatively few compared to the prevalence of autism.<br /><br />Autism Treatment Center of America is currently in the process of becoming an evidence based program. I think they are right, that autism can be cured. But I also understand how that claim kind of freaks some people out.<br /><br />The comparison to Scientology is interesting and new to me. I've not been exposed to either set of posters, I guess =). Scientology feels unsafe to me, while Son-Rise/Option feel safe.Benjamin Adyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325520894212279303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-12038522725218383582009-09-27T23:30:07.787-07:002009-09-27T23:30:07.787-07:00B see this http://twitpic.com/ivifoB see this http://twitpic.com/ivifoJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102663397567562979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-12592304394695802982009-09-27T23:25:22.420-07:002009-09-27T23:25:22.420-07:00Well just that there are big adverts here in newsp...Well just that there are big adverts here in newspapers by them claiming to cure autism. The typeface and style to the casual observer is similar to that of the Church of Scientology.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102663397567562979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-10030884846414303182009-09-27T15:30:38.606-07:002009-09-27T15:30:38.606-07:00Joe,
can you elaborate/reference?Joe,<br /><br /> can you elaborate/reference?Benjamin Adyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325520894212279303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335936.post-63369929825593505682009-09-27T05:47:00.477-07:002009-09-27T05:47:00.477-07:00Interesting. There are some rather extreme claims...Interesting. There are some rather extreme claims made about Son Rise which makes it sound almost - well, Scientological.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102663397567562979noreply@blogger.com