tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900412.post7167116395378018110..comments2023-06-22T06:51:14.002-05:00Comments on 29 Marbles: Autism awareness "elevator pitch"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900412.post-59952460237391935052007-04-09T07:53:00.000-05:002007-04-09T07:53:00.000-05:00Laurence and David,Sounds to me like pessimism bor...Laurence and David,<BR/><BR/>Sounds to me like pessimism born of experience. I may be a bit naive about how the whole research/fund raising world works, but I'm not ready to give up hope yet.<BR/><BR/>To rephrase my request for an elevator pitch, how would you respond to someone who said to you, "Your son is autistic? How awful! How do you deal with it?"Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692538865185004176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900412.post-3297761852363845552007-04-09T07:20:00.000-05:002007-04-09T07:20:00.000-05:00Just want to add my weight behind Laurence's state...Just want to add my weight behind Laurence's statement above...David N. Andrews M. Ed., C. P. S. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361832306977383560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900412.post-76443390185359230072007-04-09T04:31:00.000-05:002007-04-09T04:31:00.000-05:00Research does not exist in a vacuum it is a socio-...Research does not exist in a vacuum it is a socio-economic societal phenomenon, and usually goes where the money is. <BR/><BR/>Unless one is rich and leisured one cannot secure funding to do peer reviewed research without having to compromise ones principles to some extent else one does not get the University place.<BR/><BR/>With the economic pester power that the Autism Fascists (you know who they are) have it is difficult to get purposeful research done.Larry Arnold PhD FRSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074432718592268750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900412.post-33065437016500213812007-04-08T23:10:00.000-05:002007-04-08T23:10:00.000-05:00I'm thinking what mine would be.....I'm thinking what mine would be.....kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.com