<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Ballastexistenz]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Mel Baggs]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/author/ameliabaggs/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[autistics.org forums are&nbsp;back.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://autistics.org/forum/">autistics.org forums</a> are back up and running.</p>
<p>They include a forum called <a href="http://autistics.org/forum/index.php?board=18.0">Support for Children of Curebies</a>.  Which is exactly what it sounds like.  I&#8217;ve run into a lot of people online who do not want to be cured, but whose parents want to cure them.  That&#8217;s a place for them to meet.  It&#8217;s open to only autistic people, but be aware that it&#8217;s the Internet, our screening techniques are not perfect, etc.</p>
<p>If you are autistic and want to be added to the autistic usergroup (which will allow you access to that forum), IM me (I&#8217;m silentmiaow) and I&#8217;ll add you.  Autistic in this case means anything considered autistic &#8220;spectrum&#8221;, diagnosed or undiagnosed.</p>
<p>Also &#8212; THIS IS A SEPARATE TOPIC ENTIRELY AND NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AUTISTICS.ORG FORUM &#8212; <a href="http://autistics.org/forum/index.php?topic=14.0">this topic</a> has links to where to find text-only Second Life software.</p>
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