WTF?

[conuly]

I can honestly state that I've never felt the temptation to compare autism to cancer. In fact, I've never felt the temptation to compare anything to cancer except, perhaps, cancer. Do I need to run through my list of why Autism Is Not Comprable To Cancer again? Because I will if I have to.

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[anotheralice.livejournal.com]

And see, it *especially* doesn't make sense in the context of ASL. If a kid can learn a language -- *any* language, be it signing, or typing -- that's *without a doubt* a very clear form of communication. Why hearing it would be *any* different from seeing it signed or seeing it typed on a screen is absolutely baffling to me.

Yipes.