Aimee Challenor interview on Disability Arts

Thought you did. The whole thing is a bit of a mind-fuck

NHS treatment I mean, they're both to do with gender identity. Tavistock.

By now I'm so tired I have no idea what I mean. The gender identity one.

autism support and GIRES should be accessed side by side and working together.

Did you mean GIRES, or GIDS?

Interesting. I was just reading aimme was diagnosed with oppositional defient disorder when aimme was a child.
I'd not heard of this until I came across the Tara (?) Wolf character. The person that likes punching 60 year old ladies.

Seems like an emerging trans activist theme.

Quite the get out of jail free card

There is one element that I agree with in there - autism support and GIRES should be accessed side by side and working together. The two elements will each influence the other. But the first year at least of GIRES needs to be questioning if someone really is trans or if other parts of their life is influencing their feelings on the matter.

I completely agree. I just didn't think the scope of the investigation would be that big. I'm very pleased it is.

IICSA will examine the case of David Challenor and how he was able to continue being a political agent for Aimee www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3409394-IICSA-will-examine-the-case-of-David-Challenor-and-how-he-was-able-to-continue-being-a-political-agent-for-Aimee#82193592

It doesn't matter really how high they were. Someone who has been charged with a crime of this severity should not be involved in politics.

I think it's worth noting that Aimee & Dad are being investigated at the very highest level, in the form of the Westminster child abuse inquiry.

Where did you find they're being included in the inquiry? I didn't think they were high enough in the party.

Trying to be charitable here but The best thing Aimee Channellor could do for themselves is to withdraw entirely from the public sphere (including social media) and get proper mental health support.

Datun

Your comments made me think of this.

Time for an adaptation perhaps.

Why was my post deleted ? They campaigned with their father knowing he had been arrested. These are matters of fact I believe. They also actively seek ways to block ‘terf’ views. These are not opinions as far as I know.

"After she referred to her husband's 10 year old victim as a "lying little slut"."

My understanding of this is that the victim confided in a third party who told, and is the one being called a lying little slut here. However I do believe that Tina Challenor testified on David's behalf in his trial.

I hope Aimee is able to access appropriate social services support. I can’t get past the opening photograph - I don’t think Aimee is coping.

There seems to have been a significant decline in self care from the letter-to-parliament picture in 2017 until this one, from earlier this year:

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to question if someone with a history of not being entirely forthcoming with the truth is actually qualified to make sweeping statements about how our neuro-developmental disability works, either as a qualified expert or a person who actually has said disability

Especially when said revelation comes after some big scandal....

Seems awfully convenient most the time

WTFisAGleepglorp

Ahh that Lily. I was a tad confused. Yeah no thanks. I suspect she will be trying to maintain a low profile due to recent events.

I wonder if it would also be unfair to call into question Rachel Dolezal’s ethnicity?

Self ID autism is a thing - it’s huge on Tumblr, and is massively harmful to those of us with an actual diagnosis. Claims like Aimee’s do actual, real world harm to autistic kids - imagine what that idea would do to a well meaning but dim parent with a GNC child they wish wasn’t autistic.

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to question if someone with a history of not being entirely forthcoming with the truth is actually qualified to make sweeping statements about how our neuro-developmental disability works, either as a qualified expert or a person who actually has said disability.

While it's fine to discuss this interview Aimee Challenor has given, we don't think it's fair to call into question anyone's diagnosis of autism.

Well, I’ll bow out of the conversation since it’s the only thing I am qualified to discuss.

That article is basically saying that you're less likely to experience some of the more debilitating effects of autism if you identify as transgender.

Perhaps I should tell DS that - sure he'll be thrilled

OP really interesting article, thank you-gives clear insight into Aimees mind.....Aimee says 'being autistic does not affect a persons legal rights, right to vote, or right to freedom of expression. So why are trans autistic individuals finding it a barrier to self identification?

Well in the real world It's a safeguard to try and ensure that no one who is autistic makes a huge, life changing decision unnecessarily.

So as I read it Aimee want the NHS to treat her, but thinks it is wrong that they look into her mental health and diagnostic background.

Same. In the world I inhabit, it is good practice for a doctor to look into a patient's medical history. Making a note of her ASD diagnosis is the doctor doing their job well.

Cross posted. Yes. Lily Madigan.

What? Like Lily Maynard?

Do you mean Lily Madigan?

Sorry. Meant Lily Madigan, not Maynard.