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amber_missy
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Joined: 25 Jul 2010
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Posts: 64
Location: Leeds, UK
05 Jan 2011, 9:25 am
Asp-Z wrote:
amber_missy wrote:
I've just found out that "Autistica" are the UK section of Autism Speaks.
One of our offices promoted World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) this year and gave their money to Autistica. I'd never heard of them and when I looked it up they're part of Autism Speaks. I'm hoping to have a word with them and organise something in our office as well next year, but have any cash raised going to a charity that supports the awareness and acceptance of ASDs rather than wasting money researching the "cure".
Fingers crossed...
One of our offices promoted World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) this year and gave their money to Autistica. I'd never heard of them and when I looked it up they're part of Autism Speaks. I'm hoping to have a word with them and organise something in our office as well next year, but have any cash raised going to a charity that supports the awareness and acceptance of ASDs rather than wasting money researching the "cure".
Fingers crossed...
Make sure the money goes to the National Autistic Society, they're the good guys. In fact, the reason Autism Speaks had to change their name in the UK is because the NAS gave them bad press for their I Am Autism video.
I'm recommending the National Autistic Society. They seem to have a clue!
06 Jan 2011, 3:52 am
amber_missy wrote:
Asp-Z wrote:
amber_missy wrote:
I've just found out that "Autistica" are the UK section of Autism Speaks.
One of our offices promoted World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) this year and gave their money to Autistica. I'd never heard of them and when I looked it up they're part of Autism Speaks. I'm hoping to have a word with them and organise something in our office as well next year, but have any cash raised going to a charity that supports the awareness and acceptance of ASDs rather than wasting money researching the "cure".
Fingers crossed...
One of our offices promoted World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) this year and gave their money to Autistica. I'd never heard of them and when I looked it up they're part of Autism Speaks. I'm hoping to have a word with them and organise something in our office as well next year, but have any cash raised going to a charity that supports the awareness and acceptance of ASDs rather than wasting money researching the "cure".
Fingers crossed...
Make sure the money goes to the National Autistic Society, they're the good guys. In fact, the reason Autism Speaks had to change their name in the UK is because the NAS gave them bad press for their I Am Autism video.
I'm recommending the National Autistic Society. They seem to have a clue!
As someone from another country looking in, NAS not only seems to have a clue, but seems to possibly be the best informed autism organisation in the world.
06 Jan 2011, 1:33 pm
Yuethemoonsprite
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Joined: 29 Nov 2010
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Posts: 20
Location: Luxvia, A world of faraway people who all have asperger's
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16 Jan 2011, 2:55 am
nostromo wrote:
Arminius wrote:
Yuethemoonsprite, if only we could. It is well entrenched for the forseeable future. I would settle for a name change. Even that would be an improvement.
Autism raps? Autism yodles?
How about something that doesn't sound contradictory. I know "The Wrong Foundation" (being that the Founders last name is 'Wright' and they are wrong about Autism.)
That joke was supposed to be funny where's my audience?
16 Jan 2011, 2:57 am
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15 Jul 2012, 4:11 am
Meistersinger
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Posts: 3,700
Location: Beautiful(?) West Manchester Township PA
21 Jul 2012, 10:08 pm
22 Jul 2012, 1:33 am
Meistersinger wrote:
anneurysm wrote:
Autism Speaks is an "organization" that portrays autism as a menacing, evil, unknown force: something that needs to be "fixed" or eradicated rather than something to be worked around, accepted, or made to come to terms with. They paint autism as a picture of shame, guilt and embarrassment, rather than acknowledging that people with both AS and autism have gifts, uniqueness and potential in life. They see their children as "stolen away" from them and defective rather than as complete human beings who have every right to exist as they do.
There are also no people with autism or AS taking any part in any of their planning committees, decisions or campaigns. It's ironic that they've named it Autism Speaks when virtually no autistics are speaking here: rather it's precisely the people who shouldn't be speaking for them: the people who mean well but are definitely not speaking for their welfare or best interests.
Although I do acknowledge the difficulties in raising children with autism and I sympathize with the parents involved, Autism Speaks distorts the concept of autism and instills shame upon those living with it, instead of offering genuine support and acceptance.
There are also no people with autism or AS taking any part in any of their planning committees, decisions or campaigns. It's ironic that they've named it Autism Speaks when virtually no autistics are speaking here: rather it's precisely the people who shouldn't be speaking for them: the people who mean well but are definitely not speaking for their welfare or best interests.
Although I do acknowledge the difficulties in raising children with autism and I sympathize with the parents involved, Autism Speaks distorts the concept of autism and instills shame upon those living with it, instead of offering genuine support and acceptance.
Also, Big Pharma, Big Media, Big Money and the government all have their hands in Autism Speaks pants.Autism Speaks was founded by an exec at Comcast/NBC/Universal, who has an autistic grandchild. To him, this was an embarrassment. I wouldn't be surprised if he thought like Bruno Bettelheim: autism is caused by crocodile mothers. Just like any businessman who sees the condition as an embarrassment, he tries to make it disappear, by medicating it away, as well as practicing eugenics and Social Darwinism.
Oh yeah if I had something that was embarrassing, I would certainly make a song and dance about it, and start a foundation so everyone knew about my embarrassing thing
Meistersinger
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22 Jul 2012, 12:23 pm
nostromo wrote:
Meistersinger wrote:
anneurysm wrote:
Autism Speaks is an "organization" that portrays autism as a menacing, evil, unknown force: something that needs to be "fixed" or eradicated rather than something to be worked around, accepted, or made to come to terms with. They paint autism as a picture of shame, guilt and embarrassment, rather than acknowledging that people with both AS and autism have gifts, uniqueness and potential in life. They see their children as "stolen away" from them and defective rather than as complete human beings who have every right to exist as they do.
There are also no people with autism or AS taking any part in any of their planning committees, decisions or campaigns. It's ironic that they've named it Autism Speaks when virtually no autistics are speaking here: rather it's precisely the people who shouldn't be speaking for them: the people who mean well but are definitely not speaking for their welfare or best interests.
Although I do acknowledge the difficulties in raising children with autism and I sympathize with the parents involved, Autism Speaks distorts the concept of autism and instills shame upon those living with it, instead of offering genuine support and acceptance.
There are also no people with autism or AS taking any part in any of their planning committees, decisions or campaigns. It's ironic that they've named it Autism Speaks when virtually no autistics are speaking here: rather it's precisely the people who shouldn't be speaking for them: the people who mean well but are definitely not speaking for their welfare or best interests.
Although I do acknowledge the difficulties in raising children with autism and I sympathize with the parents involved, Autism Speaks distorts the concept of autism and instills shame upon those living with it, instead of offering genuine support and acceptance.
Also, Big Pharma, Big Media, Big Money and the government all have their hands in Autism Speaks pants.Autism Speaks was founded by an exec at Comcast/NBC/Universal, who has an autistic grandchild. To him, this was an embarrassment. I wouldn't be surprised if he thought like Bruno Bettelheim: autism is caused by crocodile mothers. Just like any businessman who sees the condition as an embarrassment, he tries to make it disappear, by medicating it away, as well as practicing eugenics and Social Darwinism.
Oh yeah if I had something that was embarrassing, I would certainly make a song and dance about it, and start a foundation so everyone knew about my embarrassing thing
My point exactly. Why do you think he has very little contact with his daughter and grandchild? The same reason my father and I never got along. Dad went out of his way to make me look like a jackass, at any time in any place. If I objected, i was told to stop being a p**** and be a man. He was actually ashamed of me to the point I hid in my room most of the time, something I still do to this day.
22 Jul 2012, 7:48 pm
Meistersinger wrote:
My point exactly. Why do you think he has very little contact with his daughter and grandchild? The same reason my father and I never got along. Dad went out of his way to make me look like a jackass, at any time in any place. If I objected, i was told to stop being a p**** and be a man. He was actually ashamed of me to the point I hid in my room most of the time, something I still do to this day.
Oh thats pretty poor.
I'm not in anyway embarrased by my son. Actually I'm quite proud of my little guy.
Maybe the only time I was a bit embarrased was when he was running around a swimming pool in his diaper trying to get in, with me chasing him half dressed! But that was only me feeling embarassment about my situation as everyone was staring at us
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