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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade  I think it is wholly irresponsible for you to allow any children at all, especially those who are not seeing a doctor, especially those who are not posting on your site without parent awareness, to be involved in your forum. |
The same could be said of any site anywhere that allows minors to take part. I have on occassion had to ban minors who really were way too young to be online without supervision. The vast majority are in their teens and quite a few have parents posting too.
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If you don't understand how GROSSLY inappropriate it is for you to make any sort of psychological value judgments on impressionable children or push any aspect of your viewpoint on minors without experience necessary to decide things for themselves, then we're back to square one with me saying you aren't interested in "truth" but getting your way.
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Please explain how I am "pushing my viewpoint onto minors". I find it ironic that you say this to someone who advocates not pushing a potential cure for autism onto minors simply because they can not give informed consent.
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Are you a psychologist? Have you ever studied psychology? I rather think that's a no on both points. It is completely unacceptable for you to place yourself in charge of the mental state of children who have come to your site obviously because they are looking for some acceptance in their real lives.
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No, I have not formally studied psychology, though I am intimately familiar with the autistic spectrum (and yes, that includes LFAs - I have given talks in special educational schools on the subject of autism rights). I also do not place myself in charge of anyone's mental state - this is a rather nasty accusation in line with your "ZOMG! CULT LEADER!" hysteria. As for looking for acceptance, that is true. Just like any other minority group will have people who feel more comfortable amongst their own kind when they don't fit in elsewhere.
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And after reading the forum all I can say is it SCREAMS to me that you manipulate things to ensure that your own stance gets fed into their heads. Your input is not objective nor unbiased, it's propaganda all right.
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Please cite where I actively manipulate things. My input is along the lines of "here's what action we can take against curebie X" and tech support relating to the forum or IRC network these days.