NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/bit/listserv/autism/1310

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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 11:47:38 CST
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From:         Jim Sinclair <[e-mail]>
Subject:      Information about abuse
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I think there's a serious need for members of this list to be educated
about abuse issues: what constitutes abusive behavior; how victims are
affected; characteristic behavior patterns of abusers, including whether
and under what circumstances they're likely to change; how abuse can be
either prevented or facilitated by the behavior of others; and special
concerns regarding autistic people and abuse.  These are important issues
because autistic people are particularly vulnerable (nearly 100% of the
high-functioning autistic people I know have been sexually abused at some
point in their lives); because people on the list need to know how to
protect themselves, their children, and their students; and because I
have been left feeling personally threatened and endangered by the
fact that an abusive person was allowed free access to the list for
months and has now been re-introduced with no apparent understanding
of the implications.

I have invited Derrick Smith to visit this list for a while to help teach
people about abuse.  Derrick is a section leader of an online support group
for survivors of abuse, and can discuss various forms of abuse,
including physically, emotionally, verbally, and sexually abusive
behavior.

JS