Not Autism Speaks is a new website offering a viewpoint of Autism Speaks that is more in line with myself and some (many? most? I hope so) other Hub members. This is from their home page.
Greetings. If you’ve arrived at this site, it’s probably because you were looking for information on the well-known charity Autism Speaks. What you may not know is that, while this organization maintains a veneer of non-controversiality, you should carefully consider supporting Autism Speaks or relying on them for information.
In a nutshell: Why you shouldn’t support Autism Speaks
- They have produced propaganda which demeans autistic individuals and may encourage “mercy killing”
- They do little to actually assist autistic individuals
- They censor bloggers and website owners who criticize them
- They fund research that many autistic people consider objectionable