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brightlotusmoonWhat she said:
http://palsycorn.livejournal.com/2028.html
As I've said, I am vehemently against the organization Autism Speaks and I actively want to help take them down, or at least replace the entire board. The fact that they treat autistic people with abuse and neglect, have no active autistics on the board, compare autism to deadly diseases, and spend more on advertisement and on themselves than on helpful programs, makes me believe that they not only refuse to understand autism, but hate autism openly. To me, it doesn't matter how many nice things they have done for some families. They've done more harm than good, as proven through the links provided in my friend's post. As an autistic adult myself, I am insulted and offended by Autism Speak's attempts to "help the autistic" by wanting to eradicate autism, which is literally impossible and reminds me almost of a eugenics program. Neurological conditions that are wired into the entire brain ARE the brain. And hey, plenty of autists love who we are and wouldn't want a "cure" anyway. I know there are many autists of every age who would rather not be autistic, and I understand. I'm just not one of them. If you support Autism Speaks, I won't make you stop, because that's entirely your choice. I just need to get my views out there.
http://palsycorn.livejournal.com/2028.html
As I've said, I am vehemently against the organization Autism Speaks and I actively want to help take them down, or at least replace the entire board. The fact that they treat autistic people with abuse and neglect, have no active autistics on the board, compare autism to deadly diseases, and spend more on advertisement and on themselves than on helpful programs, makes me believe that they not only refuse to understand autism, but hate autism openly. To me, it doesn't matter how many nice things they have done for some families. They've done more harm than good, as proven through the links provided in my friend's post. As an autistic adult myself, I am insulted and offended by Autism Speak's attempts to "help the autistic" by wanting to eradicate autism, which is literally impossible and reminds me almost of a eugenics program. Neurological conditions that are wired into the entire brain ARE the brain. And hey, plenty of autists love who we are and wouldn't want a "cure" anyway. I know there are many autists of every age who would rather not be autistic, and I understand. I'm just not one of them. If you support Autism Speaks, I won't make you stop, because that's entirely your choice. I just need to get my views out there.
