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Aimee Challenor interview on Disability Arts

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StarsAndWater · 16/11/2018 07:29

Interesting interview on Disability Arts online with Aimee Challenor about being trans and autistic, and the supposed barriers put up for autistic people.
A number of of reasonably sensible quotes from NHS England, I thought but they're dismissed fairly quickly in the article.
Still, it's good to see that doctors are aware of autism as a correlating factor and taking this into account even if they're being put under pressure not to.
They also mention Aimee's history with the greens but nothing to do with the reason for Aimee's suspension.
I guess they either didn't google Aimee before publishing, or are dismissing it.
disabilityarts.online/blog-youre-not-trans-youre-autistic

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StarsAndWater · 16/11/2018 08:32

For me, the discussion about trans and autism correlation and how the NHS deals with it (or should deal with it) is most interesting and the main reason I posted.

With regards Aimee Challenor, without getting into the details of their upbringing or speculating about it, there's little doubt Aimee had a hard time of it growing up and I can certainly understand why ty might want to hide what David Challenor did. Aimee is clearly troubled and I hope gets the support and help they need.

I run a blog and google the people I interview. I wouldn't be bothered if one of my interviewees had a relative who had done something terrible but Aimee is an adult who knowingly appointed someone who was under charges of raping and torturing a child. Aimee also campaigned to reduce safeguarding and was an integral part of a technological scheme to block critical voices online. Aimee was not a child when that happened.
If I ran an organisation's blog, I wouldn't touch someone who had done those things, if for no other reason that it would bring my organisation into disrepute.
If they wanted to talk about the difficulties of being trans and autistic, I don't doubt there would be plenty of other people they could have chosen.

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MIdgebabe · 16/11/2018 07:57

Yes she certainly should, but I think I can see why she might have not.

denial driven by fear and I think in the same circumstances many others have done the same. Trust blindly someone who nominally promises love to the point you don’t think straight.

TrashyTerf · 16/11/2018 07:47

@MIdgebabe

No, Aimee is not guilty by association. I'm sure most people can see that she has had a tough childhood.

However, Aimee should have informed the Greens, and everyone else, about her father's trial. By not, she was potentially putting people in danger. Also, she should have complied with the Green's investigation.

MIdgebabe · 16/11/2018 07:43

Is a person guilty by association? How likely is Aimee a victim of her father? Has no one ever trusted and believe in someone they shouldn’t? It seems she is guilty of poor judgement after a far from ideal childhood. In that case, allowing somone to move on might be the right thing to do.

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StarsAndWater · 16/11/2018 07:30

Attempt at a clicky link: disabilityarts.online/blog-youre-not-trans-youre-autistic

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