Happy Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month!

Hi again, I know I am a few days late but here is, Happy Autism Awareness/Acceptance day and month! :)

Here is a video I uploaded to my Youtube account as I thought it was too long for CNN
and here is my posted on CNN greeting: 
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-770085


Here is some basic information about Autism and the spectrum:


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002494/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_autism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_autism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociological_and_cultural_aspects_of_autism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_autism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDD-NOS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rett_syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragile_X_syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-functioning_autism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodiversity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimming
http://autism.about.com/od/autismterms/a/stimming.htm

now according to latest U.S. stats its about 1 in 88 children, and in Canada about 1 in 200, although there is some controversy with the stats though which is really due to catch up stats with certain ethnic groups according the report. But hey why worry about the causes when we should be accepting those who both children & adults who have Autism and spectrum, for social,job, and housing supports especially as Autistic children grow up to be Autistic adults, and a you cannot prevent Autism either..that is like trying to prevent the sun from coming up or coming down...we are here to stay whether you agree or not, so deal with us.  We all have gifts and its up to you parents/carers to work with us not against us on our timing of life.


Those with Autism have been here on earth since the dawn of time in one way or another, and will continue to be here as long as man continues to be on earth....


Autism is NOT a tragedy but of one filled with long journey of both the up and down days, and also of learning and growing and accepting each other despite our differences and quirks....

It seems that for success in science and art, a dash of autism is essential.
— Hans Asperger

"If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave". – Dr. Temple Grandin

My nephews who are also Autistic on the spectrum and why I do what I do

My video review site, including some Autistic movies that I like and some that are not considered Autistic but reviews of neurotypical movies from an Autism point of view:
http://spectrumvideoreviews.blogspot.ca/


Also if you look further into the blog, you can see all my interviews and links to sites where I aired my story...If you hear my stories from anywhere else then its just gossip and untrue, as I have all the proper links on my blog..


Thank you for reading today... :D xx cheers!


Please vote for this blog on babble.com! ty!

http://www.babble.com/baby/baby-development/top-autism-blog-nominate/index.aspx

       

War & Peace (Autism style)....(these are feelings & opinions only)

Hello again,I will not be posting real names of the guilty as to protect there "integrety" they know who they are & my friends know who I am talking about as I don't want to stoop to there levels!  By the way if they or there "supporters" (aka stooges or trolls)  respond to this blog in any way shape or form they will have blown there protection & cover of who they really are as I want to keep this friendly & positive as I can & I use only real names for the people who respond to my blog.


Well as you know I have posted my side of my life on a major blog: Autism.about.com blog run by my friend Lisa Jo Rudy. For that please see my previous posting.   I would like to explain my side of things as this will help me move on. I have come to accept there will always be people who disagree me as there are so many fractures within the Autism community that its nearly impossible to straighten out. I thought as a person on the spectrum I could be that cleaner upper & advocate helper, but its proven harder than I thought. I know that I sometimes I have a bit of a temper & I am sorry for that however I am trying my best to move on to help those who actually need it & I don't feel like I should have to defend myself everytime someone tries to take shots at me.  I wish these people will understand that I am only human too & not a monster in which there screenshots only have all my negative conversations with them. I am not a bully but someone with Aspergers/HFA who because the net is devoid of real human contact which sometimes make it difficult for me to really associate with people but this the only way I can reach out to make friends, the good, the bad & ugly! lol!  I feel that I am still a respectable member of the Autism community as I have so many more friends online that talk to me & allow me to say my feelings without going into war. I don't want war, I want peace & harmony which my bullies & stalkers may find hard to believe as they have there own walls up. Anyway these bullies which for protections sake will name "mean mommy bear" & "Gertie Gorilla", (if the parents are doing it what are they teaching there children?) as I said if they defend themselves over  this blog where real names not being used they have blown there protected cover.  On Lisa's blog all I did was air my innocent story of what it was like growing up & I would still like to thank Lisa for allowing my story article to stay up but what happened is that  "mean mommy bear" started dredging things she thinks I did wrong to her in the past which was highly out of order on that blog & unethical for that article then I defended myself a little & accused the wrong bully,well I apologized to this bully (Gertie Gorilla) but she just aired the apology & dredged up a little more dirt without remorse! Sorry but these are not advocates in my opinion but people with a personal grudge against me who refuse to move on & are obssessed with doing the wrong thing.  Also when my real friends defended me they took shots at them too,"see what a monster she is we have the screenshots to prove it" they would say.  Yes I may have responded stupidly to there little wargames however, I am still a real contributer with my experiences with my Autism family members. etc,to the Autism community as on Facebook,Twitter etc, I post news links, stories,share others links,stories etc, run some groups etc,& frankly without all of the stuff I do for the community there would be something missing as my real friends & followers depend on me to do this as often as I can.  By the way after this blog I will be posting some links to cyberbullying info etc you can look at.  It seems no matter where I go these cyberbullies want have my head on a platter & put me out of business because they want to be the heroes.  Its alright to disagree with me but any negative attitude behind it is not, & that's how I label a bully. Its a shame that Lisa had to delete ALL the comments & not allow any more because of this issue (at least she has a discussion article on the subject), so the bullies not only ruined it for me, but for Lisa & all her viewers of the blog (yes it was Lisa's overall decision but they were the infuencing factor in that decision), & they have no one but themselves to blame for this as I had a right to air my story & it was Lisa's blog so no need to dredge up the past disagreements for this article,but just comment nicely whether you agree or disagree with it,however they pushed the bounderies by acting vicious & mean about it therefore ruining it for everyone. I respect Lisa as she is my friend I support her & have supported her when other so called " Autism organizations" took shots at her for her previous articles. It seems to the bullies there is free speech but not for me. Its the old I hate Zoey so much she doesn't have any rights syndrome. When that's done they hurt others too as they refuse to move on. These bullies have also bashed a few of my friends too,not nice & frankly time for them to stop acting like children & grow up!  If this the way you teach your children then frankly I am ashamed of those bullies!  By the way they can take all the screenshots they like however it only shows one side of the story,they often don't show how I was provoked or the arguements started anyway,just what I say after the fact in which I am doing my best to watch what I say.


Well in conclusion I would like to thank my friends & followers for there support of me, A Big Thank You! :)  I hope you have enjoyed this article & remember I have not used real names here & these are just opinions & feelings but the trolls will find some excuse anyway to blast me,& I get stronger & stronger each time they push me & will forge on & will not be stopped from airing my opinions,news articles etc.  I however have also learned about a few things from each disagreement that life holds & It seems also that adult Autistics are not allowed opinions either which is a threat to free speech & called hate speech,it's a shame that these bullies are parents, I feel so sorry for there kids & would NEVER EVER attack the kids of those parents with whom  I am disagreeing with.  Why would I take my disagreements out on them? Lets leave your kids out of the disagreements ok?  They are the pawns & innocent ones. They are the ones I fight for everyday for the rights of all Autistics & the day we can one day get together & do some real fighting against the discrimination,hatred & lack of services we see everyday from our level  & the childrens level as well (as the money goes to finding this so called "cure" & cause of Autism thing instead which in my opinion is power,greed & politically motivated as parents are afraid the negative attention will attract funding for there cause & bullies are often mad with power as well, another story for another day).  They are self centered people who only care about themselves & want to bring others down with them. So please everyone please stop the schoolyard fighting its getting not only downright ugly it turns people off to your cause. Thank you I hope you enjoyed this article & I urge anyone who being bullied or stalked please please talk it over with someone you trust you are not alone as this problem can reach criminal proportions!   Zoey


Informative Links on how to deal with these bully's off & online (cyberstalkers as well)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-bullying


http://www.stopbullying.gov/topics/cyberbullying/


http://www.definetheline.ca/en/About_Define_The_Line_36


http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bullying/cyber_bullying.html


http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/Teens/Home.aspx


http://www.nowpublic.com/crime/adult-cyber-bullying-should-laws-protecting-children-also-be-applied-toward-safety-adults-part-iii  (by the way this says you can blog about the bullies as long as you don't use real names which I have not done)


http://www.overcomebullying.org/cyberbullying.html


http://www.haltabuse.org/


http://www.cyberbullying.us/


You can always use google for more info!
For security reasons as well, the only responses that will be posted are ones with real names...thank you

Another Wonderful Article about Me..

Hi again, I just wanted to let you know that my story article is now on Lisa Jo Rudy's Autism.about.com blog site please take a look! Please also let Ms. Rudy know what a wonderful job she is also doing in the community with lots of information on her blog site & I also wanted to thank her as well.  I will post the links on the bottom & thanks again for all of those who support me as well! :)


http://autism.about.com/b/2011/08/09/meet-zoey-roberts-a-proud-canadian-on-the-autism-spectrum.htm


The story links with my previous interviews etc: 


http://spectrumtimes.blogspot.com/2011/03/some-lnterviews-and-blogs-i-have-been.html
http://spectrumtimes.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-recent-interview.html

We can do it, We are people too! :) this artwork is also created by me!

Autism Smiles,from Jasper Steed..A great Autism success!

Hi everyone sorry I haven't been around,I have had family health emergencies etc..well I am back online and would like to thank my online and all friends for there support during this time.
I would like to now introduce a young man named Jasper Steed,he runs a wonderful organization called Autism Smiles,and lots of related organizations and links related on his facebook sites and his websites.

Autism Smiles

This is what Jasper says about him on his site:
My name is Jasper.  I am the founder of the charity and I am autistic myself.  I am 21 years old and I did not get all the care I needed when I needed it.  So because of this I made a decision to provide help because I am able to understand what most of the kids are going through and I want to be able to tell them that I care. I want to support and help them as much as I can.  I am going to also share advertising revenue as well to help.  I am a game creator and I build websites as a living as well.  What gave me the idea is, because like I said, there is not much in VA but I would like to give the gift of technology

Jasper has more of website links on the main website and please feel free to join!

Some related stories about Jasper:
http://www.suite101.com/content/autistic-man-jasper-steed-creates-his-own-success-a266305

http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/video-autism-and-success-workplace-part-2-20383922

Thank you! and I appreciate all your hard work too Jasper! :) Autism really does smile!

Back to the Swing of Things!

It's been a while since I blogged I was just trying to clear my head of internet bullies,(long story,message me on Facebook),anyway I am still going to be a Autism & Spectrum warrior & continue fighting against our injustice & discrimination.
I am also an example, I am in my mid 30's & have Asperger's.
Once story is particular that got me a bit concerned when a "friend" on Facebook who works for crank blog Age of Autism says that Autistic Adults don't exist,here is the site on which it happened look for Age of Autism repsponse on friend Kev Leitch's Left Brain/Right Brain log: http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/07/more-unidentified-autistic-adults-found/.
There people with Autism & history is filled with them,some early expamples,of those with Autism are Mozart,Einstein,& so forth:
http://www.child-autism-parent-cafe.com/famous-people-with-autism.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_on_the_autism_spectrum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_figures_sometimes_considered_autistic
Dr.Temple Grandin famous adult Autistic:
http://www.templegrandin.com/
http://www.grandin.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin
The Autistic Savant Twins Flo & Kay
Kim Peek
They are remarkable & amazing people! so if you don't believe there are Autistic Adults shame on you! You are wrong,& need to be educated! Autistic children grow up to Autistic adults! This denialism is dangerous, & often spearhead by those in the antivax community like Age of Autism,Generation Rescue,etc. Its such a shame to be in the 21st century & we still want to eradicate or "cure" people who different,yes I have seen the downsides to Autism etc,but that doesn't mean Autism is a death sentence,there are creative & real people with Autism our there.
Please here us & listen to us,before you make your decisions that Autism is hell,which is isn't! I am proud to have Asperger's its a learning curve but you make lemonade out of lemons right? Thank you for listening & have a great day,this blog will updated as I brainstorm more ideas as well. :D