I believe Lula and his government appreciates anything that reduces the influence of the US.

Happy birthday!

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good point. I have already shifted my position on this. Patients won’t be able to get their needs met unless they comply, so acting like you like it, or even convincing yourself that you enjoy it is pretty much the only way to get through this process.

ouch, that hurts. But point taken.

Im okay with admitting that, but I would think that you’d have to be pretty vulnerable to share that info

you are right. It is inconsiderate of me to expect people to disclose vulnerabilities in order to have their perspectives validated. I wouldn’t want to be treated that way either.

you make good points. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me.

thanks for the links. To clarify, I oppose “functioning labels” like “severe” or “mild” autism. However, I think it is important to say that some autistics feel more disabled by their autism than others. Support need vary, and there should be a way to express that. If you have another term that is better, I’m all open to hear that! Finding good terms isn’t always easy. Doesn’t mean any one is better than the other. I agree with you insofar that any kind of “ranking” - as you say, is very misleading. I am usually called “mildly autistic” when I disclose my autism. Which is not how I experience it. I’d personally be more comfortable with being called a high masking autistic, as it doesn’t invalidate my experience as much. Again, I am open for better words here. What I read about people who identify as level 2 or 3 autistics is that it is important to them to make some distinction, as their experience is quite different from people with lower support needs.

You not wanting to listen to them, or not considering them “enough” to satisfy whatever need it is you have (which I genuinely don’t understand), is a you problem.

You misunderstand me here. I precisely want to listen to them. What I am looking for is perspectives from people who dealt with more impairing issues (eg problems getting dressed, basic hygiene, trouble to communicate basic needs etc). I haven’t seen the perspectives from these particular people.

their positive experiences with gay conversion therapy.

I am not looking for perspectives in favor of it, what I am looking for are any perspectives from people with high support needs, as the debate around it is usually led by either neurotypicals or (comparatively) independent autistics, who in many cases have no first hand experience with ABA. Autistics with high support needs are the ones most affected by ABA, and ironically they have virtually no voice in this debate, which bothered me.

The use of “levels” is also profoundly problematic. Google it.

Which expression do you prefer, then? genuine question. I found the ‘levels’ to be a better term as it distinguishes by support needs rather than ‘intelligence’, as the word ‘Asperger’ suggests. Googling didn’t help with that question. Again, let me know what your preferred expression is.

ABA absolutely does not help anyone to learn important skills, but forces people to hide who they are to avoid shame and punishment. It’s abusive, causes trauma, and is not okay.

I read plenty about these things, and that’s why I am also concerned. So what I’m looking for is experiences with the people most affected by it.

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but some of us have been affected by our past experiences and don’t really care to be reminded of them.

Fair point. I added a Content Warning to the post.

yes. It is regared as traumatic and abusive by many, many autistic self-advocates. I’ll provide some links later. However, I found one perspective missing. The debate around it is held by either neurotypical people or by autistics with low support needs. So I’d like to know what autistics with higher support needs think and feel about the issue.

I love Vital (Vitalium) and Zyn-Fusion. Surge and Odin are great too. all of them are open source and work great with bitwig.

Furthermore plenty of witness testimonies from israelis that were that say that the IDF tanks shot children in kubbutzes.

There is no reputable source backing this up. It is disinformation.

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good! reporting helps, too.

A few people commit crimes

They murdered 1200 people.

and most kids were killed by israeli tanks

disinformation. debunked here and here.

yet again, the grayzone is not a reputable source. Also, just because there is some incorrect information about the october 7 attacks, it doesn’t invalidate widely documented, independently verified evidence of the crimes commited.

Do read the rest of the article it completely demolishes that rape IDF fanfic.

There Was No Cover-Up of Hamas’s Sexual Violence on October 7 .

You are literally backing rapists who documented their own crimes. It’s beyond disgusting if you ask me.

Your claims that there are evidence is false because there is none.

I literally provide resources of evidence and all you say there is “none”??

give me evidence backed by multiple, independent sources. Then I have a look. Otherwise this is nothing but misinformation.

From this source:

Many of the Israeli hostages, according to interviews with family members, returned “malnourished, infested with lice, ill, injured and deeply traumatized,” the Times also reported.

Also important to note, it is likely that some hostages are treated under “acceptable” conditions for propaganda purposes. Also, many hostages’ family members were murdered on october 7. So that unto itself very much contradicts with the absurd claim that they were “treated well”.

The “fact check site” links to the now completely debunked New York Times article as “evidence” for the rapes. You are arguring against a large amount of evidence here that has been verified independently multiple times. Hamas murdered children, and they also raped women.

I probably won’t convince you, but for the people who care about truth: “The grayzone” you’re linking here is everything but a reputable news source.

From the wikipedia article:

The Grayzone has been criticized for defending authoritarian regimes.[4][20][34][40][61] In Reorienting Hong Kong’s Resistance: Leftism, Decoloniality, and Internationalism, The Grayzone was described as “known for misleading reporting in the service of authoritarian states”.[25] Nerma Jelacic, writing in the Index on Censorship, described The Grayzone as “a Kremlin-connected online outlet that pushes pro-Russian conspiracy theories and genocide denial.”[62] In 2019, The Grayzone had claimed the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, of which Jelacic is a director, collaborated with ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra affiliates.[62]

You spread disinformation. You’re not helping anyone by doing that. Just stop, okay?

Two corrections: On October 7, infants have been executed. While they weren’t beheaded, they were still murdered. And sexual assault by Hamas fighters has been widely documented and proven.

These things did happen. You’re not helping anyone by hiding things that are also true.