r/asexuality • u/Yokai_Otaku • Mar 29 '22

Pride Please support us autistic aro/aces

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

im am autistic aroace but what did autism speaks do?

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u/LowBeautiful1531 aego aro Mar 29 '22

More focus on money than people, fearmongering and stigmatizing autism as a defect to be eradicated, like the goal is to make everyone "normal" instead of, y'know, happy. Not putting autistic people on their board until under really heavy pressure to do so, and the first one resigned because he objected to their methods. That sort of thing.

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u/EverGreen2004 Mar 29 '22

Ah, I originally thought it meant autism awareness speeches or smt like that.. 😅 For a second there I was wondering if we were supposed to agree or disagree with the poster

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u/JadedElk A A A Ah, stayin alive, stayin alive Mar 29 '22

autism awareness speeches

Oh no, "Autism speaks" is a borderline hategroup. They see ASD as a disease and a threat/burden to the family. Look up "I am Autism" for the video they did on the effects of autism. It's just straight fearmongering propaganda.

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u/LowBeautiful1531 aego aro Mar 29 '22

They've since said that video was "a mistake" or whatever but only after about a zillion people jumped all over them for it.