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Silver Arrows

@Tooden @anxiousspotato @pathfinder when I first bought fimo, the first thing I tried to make was an infinity badge. It was a thing from the Aspies for Freedom forum. Someone suggested it as a way to recognise fellow members, so I made one. It got a little burnt when I had to bake it.

No one else made one 😅

It fell off the clip in Asda, and I got distressed and had to go back into the store and retrace all my steps until I found it. I still have it, I'll see it I can dig it up.

Speaking of AFF, does anyone remember the Neurotypicalism Speaks parody a teenage member of the forum made? They were 14 iirc. Everyone there enjoyed it, and then #autismspeaks threatened the kid with legal action. They threatened to sue a 14 year old autistic child over a parody site.

I saw it and it was funny and harmless. I'm going to see if an archive version is avaliable anywhere.

That's the kind of group they are. It always makes me rage when I see books with endorsements or even intros from that nasty group. Why would anyone from the autistic community want anything to do with them?

#fckautismspeaks#BoycottAutismSpeaks
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Rootbrian

Autism speaks, an ableist hate group which practices eugenics, actively encourages harassment, bullying and tormenting those on the spectrum (just for being autistic or calling out the puzzle piece which is a symbol of hate), telling them to commit suicide, pushing autistic families to apply for MAID, should LOSE their charitable status, whoch means it should be revoked, for good.
#video #statement #ableism #hategroup #autismspeaks #goredinstead #charity #status #revoked

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PatternChaser

@Tooden @DrMcStrange

Simon Baron-Cohen is an acknowledged "world" expert on #autism. And, as we all know, lacking autists on his team, he gets it right about 50% of the time.

"World expert", hah! 😐

And as for #AutismSpeaks... There are no words. Violent coercion (ABA) is their thing, and it is despicable.

ABA was invented by Lovaas' team, a companion to their other invention: gay conversion! They all are Aversion Therapy, renamed and rebranded. Coercive & violent punishment for deviation.

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Raccoon🏳️‍🌈

Since April is #AutismAwarenessMonth, I felt like I should amplify the fact that people with #Autism and #Autistic spectrum disorders almost unanimously feel that #AutismSpeaks is counterproductive in that it actively avoids allowing autistic representation, and focuses on suppressing autistic traits in general rather than trying to bolster coping skills and give autistic people wider acceptance in society.

It's the equivalent of an organization about people in wheelchairs, run entirely by people who are inconvenienced by them, pulling attention away from advocacy for ramps in order to find ways to make the wheelchairs less obtrusive, at the expense of the people in wheelchairs.

They are #neurotypical people, shouting over #disabled people.

(Also, this article has some information on #ABA that raises some questions for me, as someone with #PTSD and a #psychology background)

medium.com/artfullyautistic/au

ArtfullyAutistic · Autism Speaks is the Largest Autism Organization — So Why Don’t Autistic People Like it?By Tori Morales
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