Autism Advocacy Group Locks out Autstics

[TheZach]

Could this be another Autism Speaks?

A4, an autism and aspergers advocacy organization has locked out all of its autistic members

[Noctivagus]

Why do I find that story hilariously funny... whilst also finding it dire?

An advocacy group that won't listen They must have a very ignorant majority - democracy in action

[Charlie]

How can you advocate for a group of people when you do not want to be around them or listen to them?

[Noctivagus]

How can you advocate for a group of people when you do not want to be around them or listen to them?

Its so ludicrously silly... its funny (He says recognising its also serious).

[Kaylis-Americanis]

How can you advocate for a group of people when you do not want to be around them or listen to them?

Its so ludicrously silly... its funny (He says recognising its also serious).

My thoughts exactly...

[Charlie]

How can you advocate for a group of people when you do not want to be around them or listen to them?

Its so ludicrously silly... its funny (He says recognising its also serious).

My thoughts exactly...

And just an excuse for both of you to use a new new smiley I see...

[Kaylis-Americanis]

How can you advocate for a group of people when you do not want to be around them or listen to them?

Its so ludicrously silly... its funny (He says recognising its also serious).

My thoughts exactly...

And just an excuse for both of you to use a new new smiley I see...

Looks like Charlie wants to be the captain of the Smiley Police

[Noctivagus]

How can you advocate for a group of people when you do not want to be around them or listen to them?

Its so ludicrously silly... its funny (He says recognising its also serious).

My thoughts exactly...

And just an excuse for both of you to use a new new smiley I see...

Looks like Charlie wants to be the captain of the Smiley Police

If you guys don't behave I'll take them all away - I'm the Lord of the Smilies... yes, my face really does resemble a rotted pigs head on a stick (Here's hoping you're all familiar with 'Lord of the Flies').

[Sophist]

/me vaguely remembers reading that book...

As for A4, it's simultaneously ironic, hilarious, and sad.

<---zOMG, Noc, what have you done??? LOL

[Kaylis-Americanis]

Lord of the Flies was one of my favorite school books...

P.S. Mybe this is evidence of why they had to lock out the autistics...

'Ok, what's on the agenda for this meeting?'
'... I'm having spaghetti for dinner this evening! "

[goddessoflubbock]

And in recent news, the National Parkinsons Association banned all members with Parkinsons as the shaking and stopping interrupted meetings.

Makes as much sense

[Charlie]

And in recent news, the National Parkinsons Association banned all members with Parkinsons as the shaking and stopping interrupted meetings.

Makes as much sense

I remember one of the "funniest" non-funny things I have seen on TV was a BBC documentary on people with extreme narcolepsy. I put funniest in " " as it was a serious documentation on the condition, and I do sympathise with them, and I do not laugh at them as it is a serious condition, but they showed an action group meeting run entirely run and organised by narcoleptic people. Of course, it was hard to concentrate on what was being said when all the members kept collapsing onto their desks into sleep, waking up and then doing it again whilst in a meeting, and the speaker at that time carrying on regardless (unless they succumbed). There was a comment made by the documentary team to camera pointing out that it was hard to make accurate minutes of the meetings as they constantly fell asleep and missed what was being discussed. I'm not proud of laughing, but I think it was the way it was shown in the context.

I found on youtube an interview of a man on the BBC news channel who has both narcolepsy and cataplexy quite badly - and even laughing or being in or having humerous situations/thoughts can set him off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM4e1dQiqQw

[Noctivagus]

I remember one of the "funniest" non-funny things I have seen on TV was a BBC documentary on people with extreme narcolepsy. I put funniest in " " as it was a serious documentation on the condition, and I do sympathise with them, and I do not laugh at them as it is a serious condition, but they showed an action group meeting run entirely run and organised by narcoleptic people. Of course, it was hard to concentrate on what was being said when all the members kept collapsing onto their desks into sleep, waking up and then doing it again whilst in a meeting, and the speaker at that time carrying on regardless (unless they succumbed). There was a comment made by the documentary team to camera pointing out that it was hard to make accurate minutes of the meetings as they constantly fell asleep and missed what was being discussed. I'm not proud of laughing, but I think it was the way it was shown in the context.

Even your discription of it made me laugh out loud

[Sophist]

Same.

[goddessoflubbock]

That is quite funny.

Reminds me of when Jeff Dunham (a ventriloquist) did a show for the deaf. Not funny and hilarious in the same moment - they had to watch the interpreter so really did it matter if he was a ventriloquist or just a stand up comic? Wouldn't it be BETTER if his lips moved? Sorry that one still tickles me.

This has become the very un-PC funny thread. LOL