Aspie Dad

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
  

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Today is Autistic Pride Day, something that originated a while back with Aspies for Freedom if I recall correctly. [later: Kristina thinks so, too. note: I edited my Autism Pride Day link to match her's as well].