And now apparently autism. Why us? Autism doesn't cause you to be useless or stupid, most of us aren't recognised in public and a high percentage isn't even diagnosed, there is no reason to shit on us.
The reason is bigotry. If you really want to get into it, a big reason for the stigma against autism is the damage done by Autism Speaks.
what did autism speaks do, or still doing?
They're behind just about every negative stigma surrounding autism. Mainly that it's a debilitating disease that ruins the lives of everyone around them and needs to be cured, as well as that autism is caused by vaccines.
And now apparently autism. Why us? Autism doesn't cause you to be useless or stupid, most of us aren't recognised in public and a high percentage isn't even diagnosed, there is no reason to shit on us.
The reason is bigotry. If you really want to get into it, a big reason for the stigma against autism is the damage done by Autism Speaks.
what did autism speaks do, or still doing?
They're behind just about every negative stigma surrounding autism. Mainly that it's a debilitating disease that ruins the lives of everyone around them and needs to be cured, as well as that autism is caused by vaccines.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_Speaks#Views
We're taking it back at !autismplace@lemmy.autism.place