Written by: Autistic Vegan
Originally posted HERE
It seems everyone is aware of autism these days. I can’t think of anyone I have met, who has never heard of autism. Autism Speaks has made sure that we are all aware. Their latest awareness piece came in the form of an article in People magazine, proclaiming Bob and Suzanne Wright to be heroes, battling the autism epidemic. Battling. Epidemic. The hate speech never ends with Autism Speaks. It is as if they are unaware that Autistic people don’t want you to go to war with our brains. My family became aware of our own autism, right at the same time that Autism Speaks was getting off the ground, and becoming a widely known entity. So they made sure that we knew that autism was something to be afraid of. My Autistic son was 5 years old in 2009, when Autism Speaks stated, “I…
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