I was driving in Massachusetts last weekend and I saw one of these and while I have great sympathy for those who have children with Autism I could not help but chuckle at this. Wouldn't be enough to put up a Caution sign indicating children at play? What next? Mentally handicapped crossing signs?
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1 posted on
03/22/2008 12:41:57 PM PDT by
Maelstorm
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The sign should actually have nothing printed upon it.
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Wouldn't be enough to put up a Caution sign indicating children at play? Of course not. Everyone would ignore it, just as they ignore speed limit signs and stop signs.
Maybe this one will actually affect a driver, since they could imagine the whopper lawsuit if they hit the autistic child. I've never seen a sign like this, but I've seen "Deaf Child" signs. The principle is that a deaf or autistic child will not respond to the sound of a car horn.
3 posted on
03/22/2008 12:46:19 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
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To: Maelstorm
And just exactly what is a driver expected to do,
or expected to expect the autistic child to do?
They auto-attract to autos, and then auto-explode?
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Today’s Governmint School damaged drivers
likely don’t even know what the word means.
4 posted on
03/22/2008 12:48:44 PM PDT by
Boundless
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What’s next? “Child with ADHD Area?
To: Maelstorm
We have these:
7 posted on
03/22/2008 12:53:16 PM PDT by
big'ol_freeper
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9 posted on
03/22/2008 12:55:02 PM PDT by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
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When women ask me what my sign is, I tell them “Slow Children At Play”....
12 posted on
03/22/2008 12:57:45 PM PDT by
RichInOC
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"But officer, it's Wednesday!"
13 posted on
03/22/2008 12:58:32 PM PDT by
gorush
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14 posted on
03/22/2008 12:59:03 PM PDT by
bmwcyle
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My wife says we need a sign, “Grouchy Old Man In Area”.
16 posted on
03/22/2008 1:02:56 PM PDT by
Graybeard58
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Good thing it doesn’t say “Autistic Child in Area” because those drivers “educated” in our NEA public schools might go searching for the kid to get a caricature or landscape painting done.
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03/22/2008 1:07:45 PM PDT by
2ndDivisionVet
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To: Maelstorm
I remember seeing a sign which read:
NO PARKING
NO EXCUSES
28 posted on
03/22/2008 1:17:00 PM PDT by
Fresh Wind
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Stupid waste of money. Oh wait... It's Massachusetts. Never mind.
Now here is a useful sign
29 posted on
03/22/2008 1:17:00 PM PDT by
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30 posted on
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03/22/2008 1:26:42 PM PDT by
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03/22/2008 1:29:11 PM PDT by
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I know this is wrong-headed, but for the life of me, when I read this article all I can think of his the kerfuffle a few years ago when activists said this sign:
Was insulting to the developmentally disabled.
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39 posted on
03/22/2008 1:36:15 PM PDT by
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