Loudly proclaiming to my High School when given the thought that the Founding Father of Singapore will die someday, I simply shouted, 'Freedom!' Well, my autism condition gets exposed afterwards, and I was not allowed to sit for Project Work, hmm, I mean, some examinable subject with assigned group members to complete a predetermined task. I was traumatised then, and I cannot imagine continuing my studies with confidence, poise and focus in Singapore. I have to do mindless stuff... So in boredom, I edited Wikipedia pages.
Breaking up Singapore's Wikipedia community because I exposed systematic discrimination of people with Asperger's Syndrome within the group. I was the initial author of the Project Superstar article, those with Asperger's in Singapore contributed to the Denise Phua and Yip Pin Xiu articles. Since then, the Wikipedia community in Singapore got suspended for 4 years, publicised on the Singapore newspapers so long as I remember, while the Taiwanese Wikipedia community meets every month during the years. Because of it, I shared with the ostracised Wikipedian, why not we form an autism support group based on WrongPlanet, By Aspies For Aspies? He did. So the group was formed.
But I was later being forced out of a Singapore-based special needs group for those with Asperger's Syndrome, I mean, my 'friend' fell out with me, because all founders except me do not believe in inclusion of people with low-functioning autism. I admit, I changed, because in the process, I began to volunteer for an autism school with low-functioning autistic people. I did share with them that autism is medically and socially regarded the same, and as long as Aspies learn to type, and have their thoughts, regardless of societal perceptions presently, we just accept them. I don't know who's Michelle Dawson, but I know a thing or two about logic and philosophy. But they refuse to listen.
So for around two years, I remember having no voice in the community, I switched to other forums which I get more recognised, which turned out to be Aspies Central (thank you, Ian). Meanwhile, that community experienced two breakdowns.
And it reinforced my current beliefs that everything I post be hopeful in some ways, and everything I do has to act for the interests of the autism community as a whole, as part of a larger society.
Ironically, all events link to each other. But life turned out the way I wanted it to be. I feel blessed.
Breaking up Singapore's Wikipedia community because I exposed systematic discrimination of people with Asperger's Syndrome within the group. I was the initial author of the Project Superstar article, those with Asperger's in Singapore contributed to the Denise Phua and Yip Pin Xiu articles. Since then, the Wikipedia community in Singapore got suspended for 4 years, publicised on the Singapore newspapers so long as I remember, while the Taiwanese Wikipedia community meets every month during the years. Because of it, I shared with the ostracised Wikipedian, why not we form an autism support group based on WrongPlanet, By Aspies For Aspies? He did. So the group was formed.
But I was later being forced out of a Singapore-based special needs group for those with Asperger's Syndrome, I mean, my 'friend' fell out with me, because all founders except me do not believe in inclusion of people with low-functioning autism. I admit, I changed, because in the process, I began to volunteer for an autism school with low-functioning autistic people. I did share with them that autism is medically and socially regarded the same, and as long as Aspies learn to type, and have their thoughts, regardless of societal perceptions presently, we just accept them. I don't know who's Michelle Dawson, but I know a thing or two about logic and philosophy. But they refuse to listen.
So for around two years, I remember having no voice in the community, I switched to other forums which I get more recognised, which turned out to be Aspies Central (thank you, Ian). Meanwhile, that community experienced two breakdowns.
And it reinforced my current beliefs that everything I post be hopeful in some ways, and everything I do has to act for the interests of the autism community as a whole, as part of a larger society.
Ironically, all events link to each other. But life turned out the way I wanted it to be. I feel blessed.
