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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:40:57 PST
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- From: Karen Bonham <karen@NETCOM.COM>
- Subject: Re: Information about abuse
- In-Reply-To: <9212211906.AA24288@nfs-serv.netcom.com>; from "Jim Sinclair" at
- Dec 21, 92 11:47 am
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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
-
- Jim,
- Hi first let me say the obvious "Merry Christmas" at this time of the
- year it is hard to think anyone would want to cause the kind of damage
- that abuse in any of its forms does. But as you have pointed out it does happen
- and we owe it to ourselves and especially our special family members to
- be as informed as possible, even when the subject is as unpleasant as
- this one is. I appreciate your time in finding someone to help us look for
- warning signs I feel this issue especially hard because my special guy
- lives over seven hours away in a group home. He is mostly non verbal
- and does not understand that there is a difference in people most are
- ok but as you pointed out some are not. Please continue to speek out for
- those that cannot do it for themselves
-
- Peace to you and yours,
- Karen
- Karen Bonham karen@netcom.COM
- Netcom - Online Communication Services San Jose, CA
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