Latest attack from "Autism Speaks"

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It's hard for some of us socially awkward people to get out among the masses and speak out for our cause but I was happily surprised at the number of Portlanders who came up to us in support and said they were tired of the mania about autism and the over-the-top claims. Autism Speaks' nasty, exaggerated messages might be backfiring on them.

There will always be the martyred cure cult who wants to wallow in their messages of doom but the public might be becoming sick of it.

On page 459 of the Dino Cafe you can read a post I once made about those who would seek to
make us "normal"
The Autism Speaks puzzle piece logo can very well become the new Yellow Star of David...

"Heres to the Crazy Ones"
"Bedlams & Willowbrooks"

There are times when I think the mental health establishment has a vested interest in pushing all kinds of crap on us.
When I was in foster care I was sent to a whole bunch of Freudian hacks who did nothing but take notes and collect
Medic-aid payments. If I had been put in Willowbrook they would have had one less patient to make career out of.

Nan wrote:

sinsboldly wrote:

richie wrote:

cosmiccat wrote:

What is Willowbrook, Richie?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willowbrook_State_School

Richie, this touched me as few things do. we are so fortunate to be not there, even if we were there at one time. I sincerely hope you weren't. Oh, I hope, I hope, I hope you weren't there. . .


Merle

Ditto. My uncle died in Greystone in NJ. I'd have ended up there, I think, if things had gone as they probably would have. One wonders why/when, in dark moments, they'll bring along the cattle cars for us. Only one suitcase, please....

Vigilance is the price of our freedom.

This puzzle piece could very well become our Yellow Star of David.

^^^ The day that happens is the day we become entitled to revolution. I would LOVE to see them try it.

I'm thinking it's time to pull out the big guns.

I'm thinking I might do a regular YouTube video about having Aspergers/Autism, about all the things that we do that are different. Things like stimming, social awkwardness, meltdowns and things like that. And start MAKING our voices heard!

Of course, I'd need people to contribute their opinions of course, and their experiences, but I'm sure I can do it.

How about if we become reporters and catch NTs in the act of their inner autist sneaking out?
I have fun, fun stim toys all over my house. When NT's come over, it doesn't take long for them to grab a toy and start doing repetitive things like enjoying the textures or manipulating the toys over and over. When I catch them doing that, I tell them their inner autist is being freed to express itself. They stare that the toy in their hands and look happy about it and get into the stimming even more.

Autism Speaks emailed complainers and claimed they removed the I am Autism video but they lied.
LeftBrainRightBrain

I saw a comment somewhere from a parent who was resentful that the presence of high functioning autistics and Aspies were making people think that this was the whole face of autism and they were making the profoundly autistic people invisible.

Well, blame Autism Speaks for that! They state that one in 150 people are autistic but don't explain that it's a spectrum and most people in the spectrum aren't broken. They just need to be taught and accepted on their temperamental terms. Society needs to be educated. But Autism Speaks tries to make the most on scaring people and winding up confusing them, as well.

If we don't push back with reality, they will ruin families and people on the spectrum with this destructive misinformation.

all I know is that after watching that Autism Speaks video, I am too upset for words. they do NOT speak for ME!

Sounds like a horror story.
So I decided to play the theme of the shower scene in psycho over it and it fitted perfectly.

"I am autism, I know where you live etc etc *SHING SHING SHING SHING....*"

When the world gives you gas, get a note about Autism Speaks latest attempt at ruining the runs for aspies.