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Cockroach96
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15 Sep 2015, 4:41 pm

Autistics could also be called puzzleheads, because the symbol of autism is the jigsaw puzzle or a piece of it. Also, social interaction puzzles us.

Do you like this term? It sounds much better than jigsawheads.


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15 Sep 2015, 4:45 pm

Both are rubbish. Because of the original meaning of the puzzle piece. That autistics are missing a piece of the puzzle.



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15 Sep 2015, 4:59 pm

Yeah.....probably not a good idea, with the Autism Speaks connection and all.



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16 Sep 2015, 2:29 am

What does Autism Speaks have to do with this?


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16 Sep 2015, 10:39 pm

The puzzle piece is their logo and many would likely associate it with them.



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16 Sep 2015, 11:05 pm

Autistics are people not a puzzle.


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