Comments on: Haven for autistic people in SL

By: mac millen

mac millen — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:38:11 +0000

Maybe a get unitedly with all concerned parties would be a good idea, nice to know there is enough of support out there for Autistic people, switching ideas would be really good.
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By: jude

jude — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:14:03 +0000

is there a place for children with autism to go in second life?

By: Dave (owner)

Dave (owner) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:21:18 +0000

Aspy i think you maybe in a little denial, Autistic people do suffer, their families do suffer, ... i know from myself i get looked down apon when looking for jobs because employers do not know much about Autism... that is suffering! and do you not have the traditional Autisc Bowel problems? i sure as hell know im suffering everytime i sit on the toilet! and even when im not i get alot of pains in my gut which cannot be diagnosed... also again most family members of someone who has Autism or even if you have Autism yourself it is common to feel "different" and very alone! that again is a form of suffering...
there are many many many examples of autistic people suffering, including the one you use for "normal" people being socially entangled, without "normal" people understanding autism when we speak to them then we are all pretty much social failiures (no offence intended) but from one aspie to another it sounds to me like you are either a little bitter or in some form of denial? ....either that or trying to be politically correct and i have no time for polotical correctness as its more trouble than good..... anyway Naughty Auties is all about helping trying to over come lifes little problems for either families or friends of an Autistic person or for if you have Autism youself, it is about sharing knowledge from people around the world and making new friends so you know you are not alone (which many UK members of the Autistic spectrum do) ....... please do drop by Aspy as im sure you have alot of experiences and knowledge you can share with members to help them.... many of our members are mothers with young autistic children worried about their futures, with your help and many other peoples help then we just maybe able to make some kind of difference!....

By: Dave (owner)

Dave (owner) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:04:17 +0000

i think you will find that the other aspergers places within secondlife do not actually offer much, and you will also find that Torley is one of the Lindens who wanted nothing to do with helping Autistic people.....

By: Janey Bracken

Janey Bracken — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:55:49 +0000

Hi Aspy , thank you for your comments, which I have taken on board, it is good to listen to other peoples points of view. The project was new for Dave and I hope I reflected his good intentions in my report, I will give him as much support as I can, as all he wants to do is to help other people. You seem a very positive person and it would be lovely to hear things from your perspective, have you ever thought about writing down your own experiences in an ireport? I'm sure it would also help other Autistic people if you shared your thoughts with them.

I think the one thing that we agree on, is that we both wish Dave the best of luck with everything he is doing and that other people will benefit from this.

By: Janey Bracken

Janey Bracken — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:17:22 +0000

You create a character to live in the Second Life virtual world, if you look at the top of this page, on the right, under 'about this blog' you can follow the link to download the program and join us.

By: Aspy

Aspy — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:36:47 +0000

In this article, he word "suffer" or "sufferer" is in every other line: "those who suffer from Autism"... "the majority of sufferers"... enough with the martyrdom talk, please. As an Asperger's "victim", I often find myself pitying the way "normal" people have their way of getting socially entangled and trapped. Should we call them socio-sufferers, lol?

In April of 2007, I remember visiting a SL place dedicated to Asperger's. So either the project is not as recent as described in the 2nd paragraph of the above article, or this indeed is not the first project of this kind. In any case, good luck to Dave in his endeavors.

By: connie ferro

connie ferro — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:52:03 +0000

OK, second life sounds awesome. What is it and how do I access it?

By: Janey Bracken

Janey Bracken — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:33:06 +0000

Perhaps a get together with all interested parties would be a good idea, nice to know there is plenty of support out there for Autistic people, swapping ideas would be really good. Don't know if Dave wrote to Torley or not, I will have to ask him.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:11:56 +0000

This isn't the first program introduced in SL with the Asperger/Autistic in mind. And then there is Torley, Toley Linden that is, by far the most famous of Lindens, who just happens to be Aspergers.