Screw Autism Speaks - Tumblr Posts
Okay, so now that April Fool's Day is over, here's what I typed yesterday. This is the exact same stuff, just in English instead of wingdings (and I left out the first bit since it was just a ramble about the whole wingdings gag).
A︎u︎t︎i︎s︎m︎ S︎p︎e︎a︎ks︎ i︎s︎ a︎ h︎o︎r︎r︎i︎b︎l︎e︎ o︎r︎g︎a︎n︎i︎z︎a︎t︎i︎o︎n︎.︎ T︎h︎e︎y︎ m︎a︎y︎ b︎e︎ t︎r︎y︎i︎n︎g︎ t︎o︎ d︎i︎s︎t︎a︎n︎c︎e︎ t︎h︎e︎m︎s︎e︎l︎v︎e︎s︎ f︎r︎o︎m︎ t︎h︎e︎i︎r︎ p︎a︎s︎t︎,︎ b︎u︎t︎ w︎e︎ c︎a︎n︎'︎t︎ l︎e︎t︎ p︎e︎o︎p︎l︎e︎ f︎a︎l︎l︎ f︎o︎r︎ i︎t︎.︎ T︎h︎e︎r︎e︎'︎s︎ n︎o︎ w︎a︎y︎ t︎o︎ e︎r︎a︎s︎e︎ o︎r︎ "︎t︎a︎ke︎ b︎a︎c︎k"︎ t︎h︎a︎t︎ w︎r︎e︎t︎c︎h︎e︎d︎ "︎I︎ A︎m︎ A︎u︎t︎i︎s︎m︎"︎ v︎i︎d︎e︎o︎.︎ T︎h︎e︎r︎e︎'︎s︎ n︎o︎ t︎a︎ki︎n︎g︎ b︎a︎c︎k t︎h︎a︎t︎ ki︎n︎d︎ o︎f︎ a︎b︎l︎e︎i︎s︎m︎.︎ I︎f︎ I︎ r︎e︎m︎e︎m︎b︎e︎r︎ c︎o︎r︎r︎e︎c︎t︎l︎y︎,︎ t︎h︎e︎r︎e︎ a︎r︎e︎n︎'︎t︎ e︎v︎e︎n︎ a︎n︎y︎ a︎u︎t︎i︎s︎t︎i︎c︎ p︎e︎o︎p︎l︎e︎ o︎n︎ t︎h︎e︎ e︎x︎e︎c︎u︎t︎i︎v︎e︎ b︎o︎a︎r︎d︎.︎ A︎u︎t︎i︎s︎m︎ l︎i︎t︎e︎r︎a︎l︎l︎y︎ d︎o︎e︎s︎ n︎o︎t︎ h︎a︎v︎e︎ a︎ v︎o︎i︎c︎e︎ a︎t︎ A︎u︎t︎i︎s︎m︎ S︎p︎e︎a︎ks︎.︎
Let's band together and take them down. Expose them on a wide scale for what they really are, and spread autism acceptance while we're at it.
Let the fiery pits of hell swallow them whole.
April is “Autism Awareness Month”, so here are a few reminders for you to keep in mind:
Autism Speaks is a hate group.
The reasoning behind “Light It Up Blue” (that there are more autistic boys than girls) stems from a tendency in doctors to base their autism diagnoses on stereotypes and sometimes refuse to diagnose girls.
Most autistic people don’t want a “cure” for autism and don’t support Autism Speaks.
Autism Speaks has given abusive/ableist parents legitimacy by portraying autism as a terrifying, life-ruining affliction and sympathising with parents who have contemplated killing their children, or actually killed them.
The views of autistic people are more important in this topic than the views of our allistic family members and peers.
Autism is not a disease.
Very little (about 4%) of Autism Speaks’ proceeds go toward supporting autistic people. More of it goes toward catering.
Autism is not a tragedy.
What autistic people need is acceptance, not awareness.