Comments on: Column: ‘Autism is equality’s last frontier’ http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/01/13/column-autism-frontier-7495/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nadine Stavonina-de Montagnac http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/01/13/column-autism-frontier-7495/comment-page-1/#comment-3491 Nadine Stavonina-de Montagnac Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:50:11 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=7495#comment-3491 I'm a mother of two children on the autistic spectrum, and I myself have also been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in 2006. If we don't speak up for the need of support for our autistic children -- who will? Many parents of autistic children are on the autistic spectrum themselves and many have struggled like crazy just to survive. So they know what it's like to have no support and how lucky it is to get accidental help to live life as normal life as can be, get jobs, marry, have children of our own. But many of us, adults on the autistic spectrum, still have a lot of difficulty and some even drop out of society altogether. Some take own lives. Nikki Bacharach did, in 2007, and she'll be missed. And so did Genevieve Edmonds, in 2008. Rest in peace, ladies! Asperger's doesn't just affect males -- autistic women are here and we want to be part of life, part of society. I hope the world is now ready to accept 'different' and people -- both autistic and neurotypical -- are ready to meet each other half way. I really hope so. Best wishes to all of you! Nadine (a.k.a. Rozagy) I’m a mother of two children on the autistic spectrum, and I myself have also been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in 2006. If we don’t speak up for the need of support for our autistic children — who will? Many parents of autistic children are on the autistic spectrum themselves and many have struggled like crazy just to survive. So they know what it’s like to have no support and how lucky it is to get accidental help to live life as normal life as can be, get jobs, marry, have children of our own.

But many of us, adults on the autistic spectrum, still have a lot of difficulty and some even drop out of society altogether. Some take own lives. Nikki Bacharach did, in 2007, and she’ll be missed. And so did Genevieve Edmonds, in 2008. Rest in peace, ladies! Asperger’s doesn’t just affect males — autistic women are here and we want to be part of life, part of society.

I hope the world is now ready to accept ‘different’ and people — both autistic and neurotypical — are ready to meet each other half way. I really hope so. Best wishes to all of you! Nadine (a.k.a. Rozagy)

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