Its well known in the Autisic community, but not outside of it (where it's most needed, unfortunately), that Autism $peaks is a hate group. So I'm going to start here, to spread the word among the neurotypicals that in April (When Autism Speaks has their "Light it up blue" campaign), the Autistic community has a counter movement of "Red, instead."
And also, there are better organizations to support, including (in the U.S,):
AWN, in particular, was founded to counter the misinformation (spread by Autism Speaks and others) that Autism only, or mostly, affects cis boys (That's why their puzzle piece symbol is blue, you see ... so not only are they ableist, they're also believers in the strict gender binary).
So, yeah... a lot of overlap between Disability and Queerness; even though the barriers we face are all different, it turns out the authorities putting those barriers in place are all the same people.
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Date: 2020-01-08 12:40 pm (UTC)And also, there are better organizations to support, including (in the U.S,):
The Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), and the Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network (AWN).
AWN, in particular, was founded to counter the misinformation (spread by Autism Speaks and others) that Autism only, or mostly, affects cis boys (That's why their puzzle piece symbol is blue, you see ... so not only are they ableist, they're also believers in the strict gender binary).
So, yeah... a lot of overlap between Disability and Queerness; even though the barriers we face are all different, it turns out the authorities putting those barriers in place are all the same people.