#autism puzzle piece

[autisticdreamdrop]

this user is reclaiming the puzzle peice

[dreamdropsystemarchive]

this user us reclaiming the puzzle peice

[noisycowboyglitter]

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Our Autism Awareness Tee is more than just a piece of clothing; it's a symbol of unity, understanding, and compassion. Designed with the iconic puzzle piece, it represents the complex and diverse nature of autism spectrum disorder. By wearing this tee, you're making a powerful statement of support for individuals with autism and their families.

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The autism puzzle piece has become a widely recognized symbol representing the autism spectrum. It signifies the complex and multifaceted nature of autism, highlighting the unique experiences and perspectives of individuals within the community.

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While the puzzle piece was originally intended to convey the challenges and complexities of autism, it has evolved to symbolize unity, diversity, and acceptance. Just as each piece is essential to completing a puzzle, every individual on the autism spectrum contributes to the rich tapestry of human experience.

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[ashleyishere24]

[anti-rq-daves-cult]

Autism Stamps

[hopskipandarump]

happy autism awareness month i think that futaba should be allowed to bully goro actually (yes those are real shirts)

[3v3ry0n3z-fav3-al13n-x3]

ik i said i'm on a break but

i just found this while browsing on the hot topic website--

for context: the autism awarness puzzle piece is a symbol originally created by the organisation Autism Speaks, which treats autistic ppl like shit. their goal is to, quote, ''ultimately eradicate autism for the sake of future generations.'' they also compared autism with deadly diseases. its also getting criticized for the fact that they put the focus of the work not on autistic ppl, but on parents and their hurdles. they treat autism purely deficiently.

also the puzzle piece clearly implies that autistic ppl have ''a missing piece''

both is just.. yikes..

[spooksforsammy]

What if I like the puzzle piece? What if I think it does describe me + my life? What if I believe it’s reclaimable?

What if I use what ever symbol makes ME happy for MYSELF, you respect that, and I use the symbol that make YOU happy for YOU, and I respect that.

What if we just respect each others choice with out being bitchy bout it?

[ametistapp]

Since it's Autism Awareness Month, here's

Why the puzzle piece is offensive to the Autistic Community

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Unfortunately, the most commonly used symbols to represent autism are all puzzle related, like the ones bellow.

These symbols and similar ones are typically used by Autism Organizations that are run by allistic people rather than autistic, Autism Speaks being the best-known example across the internet, but not the only one.

I'm not going to go deep into how bad Autism Speaks is, but just to leave you with the tip of the iceberg, know they used to put out ads that demonized autistic people (and even one in which one of the organization's leaders spoke about wanting to drive herself and her autistic daughter off a bridge).

Autism Speaks, and many others, attempt to "teach" people about autism, without hearing what actually autistic people have to say, and that's their biggest (but not at all only) problem.

Now, stay with me as we dive into history...

The puzzle piece was first used as a symbol for autism in 1963, by UK's National Autism Society, later on being adopted by Autism Speaks, which made it more popular.

Back then, autism awareness campaigns were viewed as being similar to, for example, cancer awareness ones, because autism was seen as an illness, a disease (which it is not).

As I've made clear before, the puzzle piece is heavily associated with organizations that spread misinformation about autism, making it, of course, already a bad symbol to represent us, but there's something I personally feel bothers us a lot more, and that is the symbolism of the puzzle piece.

The puzzle piece represents an idea of "mystery" and — you guessed it — being "puzzled".

And us, autists, don't really appreciate being called confusing.

Not only that, these words were often used to describe autism offensively in the past (and still are). And, on top of that, most times, when you find a puzzle supposed to represent autism, it is incomplete.

Isn't the message clear enough?

We're people, not puzzles that have to be worked out. We're not incomplete and we're not "puzzled".

So

Which symbols can you use for autism awareness?

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The infinity rainbow symbol is common for all neurodivergent people, while the golden infinity is specific for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder, in case you didn't know the acronym).

The infinity symbol represents the complexity and vastness of neurodivergence and autism.

Autism is less about "severity" and more about different struggles in different topics and areas (though not a lot of people seem to understand that, unfortunately). After all, autism is a spectrum, not a scale.

And if you're interested in why golden is the color of choice for us, that'd be because the periodic symbol for gold is Au, which I think is very clever, haha.

Some people also like to use red or plain yellow, I don't know a lot about that, but I'd recommend you research it.

And since we're on the topic of color, just a warning: in the Autistic Community we kind of avoid using blue to represent us, especially because it is heavily associated with Autism Speaks' "Light It Up Blue" movement.

Blue is seen as a representation of feelings like sadness, as well as being commonly associated with boys (this is important because women and other AFAB are often misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed because many people still think autism is only found in boys, and because many traits are viewed as "normal behavior" in AFAB people).

This isn't to say you can't use blue in the title of your PowerPoint presentation about ASD, it's just a thing we try to avoid.

Well, that should be all.

I decided to make this post because I've seen many people post about which symbols to use for Autism Awareness Month, but no one explaining why.

Thought this could help some poor lost soul understand it, lol

Happy Autism Awareness Month, my beloved Yippies, and a thank you to everyone who stopped to read <3 (heart).

Now I'm gonna go clean my search history and my gallery, just reading "Autism Speaks" gives me the ick.

[kawamagi-crow]

Also i have seen people who reclaimed it say that it symbolizes how the autism diagnosis felt like that one puzzle piece who was missing and finally clicked into place

It can have multiple meanings, and tho personally i dont reclaim it, full support to those who do!!

this user is reclaiming the puzzle piece

we had to redo this, as we made the puzzle piece blue. so we chose purple. remember, Autism Speaks made the BLUE puzzle piece, and are not the original creators of the puzzle piece

[nick-the-dog]

friendly reminder that the puzzle piece IS AN AUTISM HATE SYMBOL.

[wooziorgans]

I have reached the stage in too much to ask where it's angst time and also the sugar daddy/fwb dynamic starts to die so um.... here's. a little spoiler. it's 3 am and I have to work at 8 but inspiration hit so all-nighter time (I am such a fucking woozi bias pls this is so fucking baddddd I need to sleep regularly for once pls dear god.)

this line with context is gonna hit a lot harder but u dont get that rn. vv

anyways um. this fic is coming along swimmingly. gonna start a little tag to post updates on progress cus if I dont scream abt my own writing I am useless.

[demonic-shadowlucifer]

hey just a small psa: stop telling autistic folks what symbols they should and shouldn't use.

if an autistic individual wants to use the infinity symbol, let them. if an autistic individual wants to reclaim the puzzle piece, let them. hell, if an autistic individual wants to use both, LET THEM. thank you, and happy autism acceptance month.

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

My neurodivergent friends, what do you think about this?

I really don’t like the puzzle piece. It makes autistic people look like they are “puzzling” or that something is “missing” from us. It’s also the logo of the hate group Autism Speaks.

I understand that it has different meanings. But…I just don’t like it. At all.

That’s just my opinion, but I want to hear from you guys. What do you think of the puzzle piece? Do you think it represents autism as it should? Let me know.

[starfilled-galaxy]

Texas six flags is the best thing ever actually and it's for this reason specifically

[enbycrip]

All the craft groups I’m on because I like seeing people’s creations seem to be full of people making blue fucking puzzle pieces and talking about cure rhetoric.

Some of them respond well to having full facts about how fucking awful Autism $peaks, ABA and eugenics are when I drag all the trauma, the eugenicist discourse from medics I dealt with during my pregnancies, the terror I feel about how my wee brother could be treated, and why I personally would shy away from anyone wearing a blue puzzle piece for them. Others apparently would rather scream “hater”. I’ve been called a “TikTok autistic” more times than I can count.

When TS Eliot said “April is the cruellest month”, he had no fucking clue.

I’m so tired.