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What's the issue with Autism Speaks? I know I saw something negative about it a while back, but I never read into it. I haven't been keeping up with much negative shit lately because there's too much negative shit to keep up with.
Eugenicist community that treats autism like a plague that ruins the lives of parents and everyone the autistic person comes into contact with.
Speaks over actual autistic people in favor of a “cure” instead of treating autistic people like, well, people. The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) is a much better foundation.
Just like with any marginalized/disability oriented community: “Nothing about us without us.” Autism Speaks violates that rule aggressively.
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