tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318385838532827197.post480655447326188347..comments2022-11-11T16:17:31.328-06:00Comments on My Socrates Note: An Anti-science Slimeball Destroys an Immature and Witless ConceptMySocratesNotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01823121688925710624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318385838532827197.post-79931637961907709952011-12-27T11:31:04.181-06:002011-12-27T11:31:04.181-06:00Paul Offit and friends had Jake Crosby thrown out ...Paul Offit and friends had Jake Crosby thrown out again... <br />http://www.ageofautism.com/2011/12/paul-offit-lies-about-jake-crosby-tara-palmore-throws-him-out-nih-covers-it-up/<br /><br />this is absurd!Minorityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834476072596898758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318385838532827197.post-71916822451850798432011-12-12T20:05:50.157-06:002011-12-12T20:05:50.157-06:00Have not been blogging much this year, but popped ...Have not been blogging much this year, but popped my head up today and will check in here since I apparently started a conversation.<br /><br />1. I am the mother of a child who was given brain damage by a Sanofi product, so as you might imagine, comments about my judgments made by a Sanofi product developer are not really those I place at the top of my list when doing any self-reflection. Had I know Gorski was developing a product for the company that gave my son brain damage, I never would have engaged him in the first place six years ago when I began earnestly seeking answers for my child. <br /><br />2. I don't run Autism One and I don't make the comments policy on Age of Autism, so I am not sure how I can be held responsible for their decisions for their business. <br /><br />3. I run several blogs, none of which have moderated comments. People can post freely on my blogs, and my only policy is that you have to make a point other than just to tell someone that you think they suck. I have removed probably less than a dozen comments since the blog began in 2004, and when I do, I always post a comment inviting the person to come back and make an actual point.<br /> <br />4. I see a big difference in being thrown out of Autism One and being thrown out of a lecture from a guy about a book. A lecture about a book is... well... a lecture about a book. The whole thing is debating and examining issues. All good faith debate (and even a little bad faith debate) should be welcome. Autism One is as much a support group/group therapy as it is a conference. I have yet to get through an Autism One (or DAN or NAA) with out crying through at least one session.<br /><br />If Jake had showed up to conference of people dealing with the after effects of polio to ask "gotcha" questions and write mean things about them afterward, (or attack the doctors that are successfully treating them and improving their lives) that might be an analogous situation, but this one just ain't. <br /><br />5. As a parent who is going through the very difficult journey of parenting a child with autism, and trying to do right by him, it is painfully, PAINFULLY, obvious to me who actually wants good things for our kids and who doesn't care. I look at Gorski and Mnookin and, for the life of me, I can't see how these guys have convinced themselves that they are on the side of right, when their tactics constantly involve attacking autism families or individuals with autism, when they could simply TALK TO THEM LIKE HUMAN BEINGS.<br /><br />If Seth cared anything about Jake, a young man WITH AUTISM by the way, and thought he was really wrong about Wakefield, and trusting the wrong people, then he would have tried to talk some sense into Jake, not throw him out. <br /><br />7. Seth's writing and claims in his lectures directly effect Jake's access to medical treatment. If Seth is wrong, and people in medicine listen to him, it compromises Jake's ability to function in life. He should be heard.<br /><br />Bottom line is this... it comes down to good faith and bad faith. Jake showed up in good faith to challenge a bad writer on his positions. Totally fair play. Seth is SUPPOSED to be a journalist, a disinterested party, and if he was, he would not have a problem with Jake and could either defend his position, amend his position or retract. What is the big whoop for a journalist to do that? I certainly have done it as a blogger many times.<br /><br />But just in case...<br /><br />I wrote Mnookin a letter, asking him for specifics on the incident, and if Jake is lying or misrepresenting the truth in any way. Posted it on my blog. I will let you know if he responds.<br /><br />Damn I am long winded. Shouda just made a blog post out of this.Ginger Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200286625735078479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318385838532827197.post-38158441430534083852011-12-06T20:39:32.284-06:002011-12-06T20:39:32.284-06:00Funny thing is, Ken and Jamie were asked to leave ...Funny thing is, Ken and Jamie were asked to leave (and refunded) because they violated the rules. <br /><br />Did Jake get a refund at least?Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672437377730410871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318385838532827197.post-46689318051807434622011-12-06T20:03:34.615-06:002011-12-06T20:03:34.615-06:00By the way, I did not bastardize that saying. I ma...By the way, I did not bastardize that saying. I made a mockery of it fair and square. Just so you know ;-PCraignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318385838532827197.post-28965821555185029962011-12-06T19:51:08.904-06:002011-12-06T19:51:08.904-06:00Thanks for doing that! I needed a bit of laughter ...Thanks for doing that! I needed a bit of laughter after a long, long day.Minorityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834476072596898758noreply@blogger.com