I was already of the opinion that Autism Speaks is a pretty awful group. But when the co-founder of AS recently addressed the Vatican and equated autism with leprosy (and used plenty of other dehumanizing words)...their rhetoric hit new lows. On the blog today, I take a look at some of the problems with AS. And because Im a big sweetheart, Ive even written up a list of New Years Resolutions for the group! Its helpful. Im helpful. 5 ways for Autism Speaks to not suck in 2015: 1. Stop using language that stigmatizes autistics. 2. Stop spreading false stereotypes. 3. Update your rhetoric and stop sounding like an autism pamphlet from the 1950s. 4. Dont use prevalence stats (e.g. 1 in 68) to scare up donations if youre going to exclude most autistic perspectives. 5. Start advocating for the people you actually claim to advocate for, and not just a small minority of bitter, hateful non-autistics. You can read the full post below. New year, fresh start...seems like a pretty awesome time to end the truly awful negativity spread by Autism Speaks. theinvisiblestrings/5-new-years-resolutions-autism-speaks/
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:08:22 +0000
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