Sunday, December 9, 2012

December 10: International Human Rights Day #AskRights

From: "The Internet Society" 
Date: December 7, 2012, 3:45:03 PM EST
Subject: December 10:  International Human Rights Day

Dear Elyssa,

December 10 will mark the annual celebrations for International Human Rights Day.

This year's theme, "My Voice Counts", will focus on inclusion and the right to participate in public life, emphasizing the right of every individual to voice their opinion and take part in public discourse and decision-making processes.

In just a few years, the Internet has emerged in many parts of the world as a major platform for communication and expression, amplifying the voices of millions of people across the world. The multistakeholder and bottom-up model of Internet development itself is an example where stakeholders can play a key role in the decisions that shape their communities.

This year's theme offers a great opportunity to reflect on the open and global Internet as a tool which has the potential to shape a society in a way that is more tuned to the needs and aspirations of its constituents.

As part of our engagement on Human Rights Day, we would like to invite you to make your voice heard and join us on several of the following initiatives:

• Join now our Thunderclap campaign to send out a single message to the world on Twitter and Facebook on Monday 10 December

• Make your #VoiceCount on Twitter

• Visit our website dedicated to this day: www.internetsociety.org/humanrightsday

• You can have a look at our new blog post on the Internet and the right to participate

• On 10 December at 2:30pm UTC, the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) will host a Google+ Hangout for #VoiceCount Human Rights Day. Together with other participants, High Commissioner Navi Pillay will discuss issues related to inclusion and the right to participate in public  life. We invite you to participate and raise Internet related issues during the discussion. You can also send questions to the OHCHR in advance to #AskRights.

We look forward to your participation in making this celebration a success.

Abuse of Discretionary Funds #AutismAid #AFB @Indiegogo

Please see previous post to see how less than 25% of funds collected went to "Charity" 


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Begin forwarded message:

From: Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com>
Date: November 27, 2012, 8:07:32 PM EST
To: ElyssaD 
Subject: Re:

https://getdpd.com/cart/hoplink/13544?referrer


On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:
ok if you know an easier way to make money let me know i'll be ur partner;))

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 5:16 PM, ElyssaD wrote:
Oh. Never mind. I see the affiliate link now. 

Thanks. 

On Nov 20, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:

if you put that badge on ur blogs and link it to ur affliate link I got for you when someone clicks the link it brings them to AFB website and if they join it tracks the 50% commision to you.  also if you shorten the link and tweet it same thing.So whoever you want to be an AFB if they click your link and then sign up you get 50% so lowest join fee is 90 you would get 45 whenever you get a sale i get an email whcih I will forward to you money is documented by codes and paid through pay pal or I can get the commission and get it to you without paypal :)) good luck see the why join now page for easy sales script http://www.autismfriendlybusiness.com/p/blog-page_9888.html

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:26 PM, ElyssaD wrote:

On Nov 20, 2012, at 12:02 PM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:

see jpeg badge attachment

this is your personal get paid affiliate link

what ur ph#?

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:00 PM, ElyssaD wrote:
??? 

On Nov 20, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:

https://getdpd.com/cart/hoplink/13544?referrer=
-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org 


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-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org


-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org


-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org


-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org 

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Press Release #AutismAid #AFB Another Board Member Resigns

December 8, 2012
Typing with my thumbs, so don't expect much. It's been a long week! 


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Begin forwarded message:

From: Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com>
Date: November 27, 2012, 8:07:32 PM EST
To: ElyssaD 
Subject: Re:

https://getdpd.com/cart/hoplink/13544?referrer


On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:
ok if you know an easier way to make money let me know i'll be ur partner;))

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 5:16 PM, ElyssaD wrote:
Oh. Never mind. I see the affiliate link now. 

Thanks. 

On Nov 20, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:

if you put that badge on ur blogs and link it to ur affliate link I got for you when someone clicks the link it brings them to AFB website and if they join it tracks the 50% commision to you.  also if you shorten the link and tweet it same thing.So whoever you want to be an AFB if they click your link and then sign up you get 50% so lowest join fee is 90 you would get 45 whenever you get a sale i get an email whcih I will forward to you money is documented by codes and paid through pay pal or I can get the commission and get it to you without paypal :)) good luck see the why join now page for easy sales script http://www.autismfriendlybusiness.com/p/blog-page_9888.html

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:26 PM, ElyssaD wrote:

On Nov 20, 2012, at 12:02 PM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:

see jpeg badge attachment

this is your personal get paid affiliate link

what ur ph#?

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:00 PM, ElyssaD wrote:
??? 

On Nov 20, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com> wrote:

https://getdpd.com/cart/hoplink/13544?referrer=
-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org 


<badge.jpg>


-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org


-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org


-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org


-- 
Thanks,
Zidlow Marx
Creative Director/Autism Aid

http://www.AutismSeriouslyFunny.com  
http://www.AutismFriendlybusiness.com
http://www.AutismAid.org 

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SpoiledBrat™ is owned by Steve Hechtman, Tampa Florida. He sells T-Shirts or gives them away for donations  .

Cheri is Tim's wife. Her floral shop is an AutismFriendlyBusiness. 

Indiegogo requires 501c3 status. Tim claims in one email that he was granted 501c3 status on 9/11/12 in Illinois. Yet claims that he needs $4,000 to file with Attorney General. 

Subsequent email claims that AFB was created to pay for AutismAid.org and this far the only donation that has been made to AutismAid.org is from AFB and the sale of merchandise. 

T-shirts! 

Indiegogo collected approximately $430 from suckers like me who thought we were donating to a charity. Of the $430 a bank account was opened with $120 and an EIN from the state of Illinois. 

Tim had his account suspended for soliciting "urgent donations" from everyone and their mother, including but not limited to Obama, Donald Trump, Justin Bieber Oprah and other celebrities. 

The campaign was an abismal failure and generated donations under $500z

The  total "donation" to AutismAid.org (the non profit beneficiary named on the Indiegogo site received a total of $120 after expenses (T-shirts and maybe postage) 

The money was channeled through a novelty business, SpoiledBrat™ in Tampa Florida and deposited into a bank account in Illinois. $120. Less than 25% of the amount collected and clearly not the intended or NAMED recipient on the Indiegogo website. 

A second account was started for AFB an LLC that was formed to generate quick income FOR autismAid.org so they can afford to pay the fees required to satisfy the Attorney General.

You can see the push around November 20-22 so they could appeal to "Holiday" charitable contributions. 

All other things aside, I have yet to be reimbursed for donations made by my friends and family (including my own $25 donation that I paid out my own pocket) 

None of my expenses were taken into consideration, and my publications are being used to by these morons to generate more income without my knowledge. 

Once it came to my attention, I immediately confronted Tim and was told not to over-think it, "just a publicity stunt" and Tim promised not to engage in this behavior and forced to sign an agreement with Twitter for violating TOS.

He did not abide by that agreement and his behavior became more outrageous, reckless and offensive with the help of a few social media "experts" and bullies. 

His response to my resignation,  "money is coming" pushed me over the edge and that is when I went off on my PRIVATE account, yet did not identify the fucktards until I got several calls and DMs on my private number from T, Steve, and others AFB affiliates. 

Very nice. 

Let's see how far bullying gets you in court. 

As to the claims that he is desperate for money, I dug a little deeper and what I found made me sick.  

What money? 

They claim to have 18 AFB affiliates before they even had a manual or bylaws. 

They promise commission and use fancy marketing terms like ROI but they clearly do not have enough for a decent attorney to file paperwork or advise them after I expressed grave concerns about her competence.

They have enough to bankroll donations to AutismAid.org and sell gift cards and coupons on FaceBook and they are using MY work to get donations for T's birthday, Thanksgiving and Christmas donations. 

I would love to see how that money has been spent since the only recipient I can see is Tim and his wife along with Steve and his ridiculous get rich quick scam. 

People like myself who are being bullied and harassed for refusing to participate or worse, pointing out the legal and ethical violations are publicly and privately humiliated by troll accounts and their online "gang" of social media experts. 

Either way, 

You can suck my left tit! 

I know what I saw and I know I want absolutely no part of that dog and pony show.

Had they reformed behavior, apologized or reimbursed me for my donation and direct expenses I would have shut the fuck up. 

Now, it's too late.

They need to be held accountable for their behavior. 

And that is all I have to say about that.

Elyssa Durant, Ed.M.
Former Policy Liaison & Advisory Board
AutismAid dot org


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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Welcome to GRASP || Autism #FAIL Four Simple Things Required ??

WTH? That only took several hours. I give up! And I do wanna recruit my friends. Fuckwits! 

From: PowersThatBeat 
Date: June 13, 2012, 7:32:35 PM EDT
Subject: Fwd: Welcome to GRASP

Set me over the "melt down" threshold!  Bastards!

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From: GRASP 
Date: June 12, 2012 10:25:20 PM CDT
To: ELyssaD
Subject: Welcome to GRASP



Hi, ELyssa  and welcome to the GRASP website!!
The first thing to do if you are not already a member is JOIN GRASP!!
Use this link:
http://www.grasp.org/

YOU CANNOT ATTEND GRASP SUPPORT GROUPS AND WILL NOT RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTERS UNTIL YOU BECOME A MEMBER, SO PLEASE JOIN NOW. (Did we mention that it's free?)

Next, you can see a GETTING STARTED guide for the GRASP website here:
http://www.grasp.org/page/getting

There are also 4 simple things you can do to get started:

1. Invite your friends to join you:
http://grasp.org/main/

2. Add Content:
http://grasp.org/main/

3. Tell your Twitter followers:
http://twitter.com/home

4. Set up your profile:
http://grasp.org/profile/

Thanks!
GRASP
...improving the lives of adults and teens on the autism spectrum through community outreach, peer supports, education, and advocacy.


Publication || #AutismAid gets 85% ?

Time to call a lawyer. Sigh. 

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Begin forwarded message:

From: ELyssa Durant 
Date: August 24, 2012, 3:07:02 PM EDT
To: Steve Hechtman <stevehechtman@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Fw: list

Keyboard broken and SNAFU. 



From: Steve Hechtman <stevehechtman@yahoo.com>
Sent: Fri Aug 24 13:09:02 CDT 2012
To: Powers That Beat 
Subject: Fw: list

Thanks,
Steve
Visit Our Blog

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Steve Hechtman <stevehechtman@yahoo.com>
To: Powers That Beat 
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 2:02 PM
Subject: list

Can you please get me all of your comments quotes testamonials, recommendations together in 1 email and 3 different possible titles and i will take the word doc and start on it 1st thing Monday am or sooner depending on wife and kids, but will be completed next week for sure.i also have to design a cover.I think we should use your picture you look so pretty ;) supply me with 1 if you want  all together 1 email and ball is in my court

Thanks,
Steve
Visit Our Blog

In Education, Who are Twice-Exceptional Children? #Aspergers

Who are Twice-Exceptional Children?

m.wisegeek.com

Twice-exceptional children are gifted children who also have learning disabilities. They represent a unique challenge in education and child-rearing, as many people are unaccustomed to the idea that a person can be gifted while also being disabled. One of the most common problems which faces twice-exceptional children is a failure to be recognized, meaning that their unique needs are not addressed. When this happens, a twice-exceptional child may fall through the cracks and fail to realize his or her full potential.

In fact, learning disabilities are not uncommon in people who are unusually gifted. For example, a child may be an extremely talented reader, but he or she may lack math and logic skills, or a child may be capable of composing a symphony, but be unable to write out his or her own name. Some disabilities are actually linked with gifted tendencies, as is the case with conditions like Asperger's Syndrome, dyslexia, and autism.

Twice-exceptional children can present in a variety of ways. In some cases, the child's gifts may compensate for the learning disability, essentially hiding the disability. In this situation, a twice-exceptional child may find schoolwork easy or even boring until he or she encounters a major obstacle, in which case the learning disability manifests. This can be seriously damaging for the child, as he or she may not get early support to address the learning disability, and the child may also struggle with difficulties, learning to abandon things which are too hard because everything else is too easy.

In other instances, people may become so focused on a learning disability that they miss a twice-exceptional child's gifts. This often happens to dyslexics, who struggle with reading and writing tasks as children. A dyslexic may be shunted to a different educational track which does not allow the student to develop other skills, with the dyslexia being viewed as a crucial impairment that needs to be addressed.

Many twice-exceptional children struggle with accomplishment and failure, and a child who fails to perform as expected may be struggling with a learning disability. If, for example, a child demonstrates remarkable reading and writing skills but poor oral comprehension, it could be a sign that the child has an auditory impairment, or that he or she is unable to focus on material which is presented orally. A twice-exceptional child may also become bored or restless by material which is too easy, which can result in a fall in performance.

Educators and parents are starting to recognize twice-exceptional children and their unique needs. Because these children often defy tests which are used to categorize children, it is important for parents of such children to support their children to ensure that they get the education they need. Discussing a child's situation with a teacher is a good way to start, and it can also help to use the services of doctors, psychologists, and other professionals who can address the learning disability while celebrating the child's natural gifts.

Original Page: http://pocket.co/sIfN6

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Suicide & #AutismAid PSA || RFI 9/13


No response. I was told to drop it because it was they wanted to focus on AFB (for profit) ventures since that was the only way they could afford to pay fees associated with becoming a legit 501c3. 

They encouraged me to recruit businesses and promised 50% commission for every sucker I signed up. It takes "5 minutes" to become an AFB affiliate. 

I did not receive one penny for any referrals or promotions and was not offered any money until after I told Tim I will not approve or sign off on Publicity Stunt staged December 5, 2012. 

That was the second time I had to intervene to save his sorry ass. He told me not to worry about it and promised money after I already resigned. He was too busy to notice. 

Priorities? 

Money, money and more money. 

 
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Begin forwarded message:

From: PowersThatBeat
Date: September 13, 2012, 10:47:33 AM EDT
To: Tannersdad Tim <realtannersdad@gmail.com>, Steve Hechtman <stevehechtman@yahoo.com>, Zidlow Marx <zidlow@gmail.com>
Subject: Suicide & Autism PSA || RFI (Request for Information)

Sorry about typo in earlier post. Should be able to put together PSA about Suicide Risk Factors for ASD by Saturday. Will do it as a PAGE similar to the PSA and Press Release so I can format and use video that Zidlow is working on.

WHAT I NEED!

1. Looking for anonymous (and/or confidential) suicide prevention hotlines. There is a difference legally, and in my experience (I'm a trained Crisis Counselor and worked for the state) non-anonymous / confidential crisis hotlines send POLICE, Fire and Ambulance if someone calls prevention hotline.

This not only discourages people from calling but is completely idiotic and criminalizes depression and "asking for help."

2. Any anonymous or confidential support numbers for people with autism, Aspergers, ASD. I don't know that one exists. If not, I think that may be something we should lobby for as AutismAid grows. Similar to the AFB ~ I want an AFH (Autism Friendly Hotline)

It is very important me that we do not put people under the microscope so I am trying to transfer responsibility onto the PUBLIC and provide PROACTIVE solutions and ways to reduce suicide risk... Expect to hear about bullying, etc.

If you guys have any of these resource numbers, especially "Autism Friendly Support Hotlines" for friends and families of people on the Spectrum, PLEASE DM it to me or email that info.

What I need to know is if Steve / family is going to publicly acknowledge this as a suicide. It will make a HUGE difference in how I approach the PSA and whether or not I tie it in to a Press Release postponing the event.

It works better for us if they do call it a suicide so we can do full scale PSA and tie it together with the run.

I have well over 1.5 million site visits to my websites. That Press Release and kickoff campaign went straight to the top with over 154,000 views (and I was just playing...)

This needs to be handled professionally, respectfully, effectively and quickly.

I don't mind doing it. Once I'm done building the page and have video from Zidlow, I autopost and we can go viral.

Thanks so much.

I can be reached at (561) xxx xxxx if you can't reach me on my cell (I get NO signal inside my mother's home!)

Don't leave a message! I don't know how to check it!

Thanks all... Let's do this.

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My name is ELyssa Durant. and I approve this message. © 2012

My name is ELyssa Durant.
There are many people on the web who may look like @ELyssaD™ on social networks and forums, but I am the ONLY Elyssa Durant in the United States of America.

I may appear strange or different, but what you may not know is that I am a statistical and genetic enigma with a genius IQ and impeccable grammar!

You may not understand everything I say or do because I may look normal, but like millions of others, I have what's called an autism spectrum disorder.

What you may not realize is that I am one of the four most brilliant policy analysts to earn an advanced graduate degree at THE top ranked (Uno Number 1) program in the United States. I have been trained by the most esteemed experts in the nation.  Trained to evaluate people AND programs in various clinical, legal and medical settings.

I spent twelve years training my mind and fine tuning my skills in the classroom and in the field so that I can evaluate YOU! Those evaluations pass muster, and I am more than competent to make formal assessments: clinically, legally and ethically.  

So before YOU judge me or jump to conclusions about who or what I am, be sure to check your facts and always consider the source.

My name is Elyssa Durant and I approve this message.



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