#they donate to autism speaks

[kaykeykiykoykuy]

my school friends are bullying me for liking object shows again

[359thautisticmetallegion]

I want to wish you all a happy Autism Acceptance Day. I have just learned that this observance has been made official, so on this particular Autism Acceptance Day we have much to celebrate.

We autistics need to fight against ableism. Down with Autism Speaks. Down with the Judge Rotenberg Center. Down with Andrew Wakefield. Down with every government that excludes autistics from immigration. Down with companies such as Toys R Us, Panera Bread, and Home Depot, and down with Donald Trump as well, for supporting Autism Speaks. Down with all of the bigots.

For legal reasons I want to clarify that this is not a call to violence.

[badolmen]

*chewing on the clock* c’mon 9 AM hurry up

[cartoonkitten]

in regards to the minecraft movie. /to me/ it just feels like it’s marketing towards jack black fans and nothing more to pay tribute to what it’s representing. it feels treated as a joke, which underutilizes the actual comedic potential it could have. beyond just the game there is so much extensive context to minecraft, so much potential to make interesting decisions attributing to literally /anything/ iconic surrounding it. look, i’ll still go easy on it for now considering we don’t know much of it. but it’s admittedly looking kinda lame at worst right now

[holycrownalice]

i love the 'donate not debate' thing people are doing but PLEASE DO NOT DONATE TO PETA. do not give them money. they do not help animals, they do not protect animals, they do not save animals, they kill animals. they talk about saving animals but then euthanize most of the animals they take in, apparently preferring to focus on language policing (because making sure people don't say 'pet' is more important than actually saving animals, apparently.) they also use misogynistic and antisemitic comparisons in their rhetoric. peta is not a good organization and people who actually care about animals (to say nothing of radfems, who should be highly against peta for its insanely misogynistic campaigns alone) should not donate to it.

[my-names-kris]

toby radiation fox i get ur game is about being niceys but i dont think we should be niceys to matpat.

the things hes done...

[directyourfate]

matpat retiring from youtube is literally music to my ears

[seahag-swampwitch]

bear left? where. where is he. where is the bear on my left. show him to me. (we are drifting into oncoming traffic)

[liminalweirdo]

Also allistic celebrities shouldn't be allowed to talk about autism ever, but mostly i wish they'd stop donating to The Bad Place.

[greencheekconure27]

hey what's your beef with peta? if it's that they operate "kill shelters" you might want to read the newsweek fact check https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-peta-responsible-deaths-thousands-animals-1565532 (tldr: "Just as a hospice has a high mortality rate, so does a shelter that takes in those near end-of-life, feral, aggressive, dying and discarded animals." "Cherry-picking animals to only allow in the most adoptable at shelters with limited admission (otherwise known as 'no-kill') policies doesn't help and often leads to people dumping animals, or neglecting them in other ways,")

Oh no it's so much more than that.Constant spreading of pseudoscience and misinformation, ableist campaigns (such as "drinking milk causes autism", racist and antisemitic campaigns (comparing pig farming to the Holocaust for instance), sexist campaigns under the guise of feminism (veganism is feminist because cows have a womb they are women too) more misinformation and pseudoscience, financial scams, at least one instance of abducting someone's beloved and cared for pet to euthanize it, harassment, using emotional manipulation on children ("your mommy is a murderer because she eats meat" etc), harassing and breaking into zoos and research labs , frequently killing the wild animals they rescue, that one bullshit monkey photograph lawsuit, being against ALL animal agriculture and hunting EVERYWHERE, being opposed to pets (yes cats and dogs too), actually paying people to abuse farm animals for staged videos, cultish behavior,absolutely insane ideas, and oh, misinformation and pseudoscience.

As to kill shelters, it's the lies and the hypocrisy that bothers me, because these are the same fucking people who will insist they're doing good by keeping animals alive when they have no quality of life to speak of anymore. One moment they're gushing over some poor piglet born without trotters or blind legless bird being kept alive and miserable for months, the next they're all pro euthanizing healthy animals en masse, all while they collect donations for both.

I know a lot of people donate to them in good faith but don't. Even if you are vegan. They're not doing anything good with that money.

[cipher-of-the-round-table]

Oh god, just learning about the things he did.

Yeah, Fuck Him.

I engaged with his content and actually felt sad about him leaving.

I should be ashamed for being complicit in Genocide.

at last. confirmed.

[crabussy]

it’s autism acceptance week!! some information and reminders for our non autistic allies:

- autism speaks is horrendously harmful to the autistic community. I won’t go into it here but research it if you’re curious!! don’t support them or donate to them.

- “light it up blue” and the puzzle piece symbol are both disliked by the majority of autistic people, as they were both coined by autism speaks as well as the ironic fact that blue lights can be extremely unpleasant and painful to autistic people with sensory issues. The puzzle piece implies that we are a puzzle to be solved, which removes agency from autistic people and is generally hurtful and disheartening.

-autism acceptance week > autism awareness week!! this one doesn’t need too much explanation, acceptance is always better than just awareness (:

- better symbols to show your support include the rainbow infinity symbol!! this symbol was coined by neurodivergent people and is a much more appropriate and appreciated choice than the puzzle piece.

- asperger’s is a term a lot of autistic people are trying to phase out of language used for ourselves, as it was coined by a man who was extremely involved with nazis and has roots in eugenics. It's origin is complicated, but overall it's a label most autistic people dislike for many reasons.

- high functioning and low functioning are also labels we are trying to get rid of as they remove agency from autistic people with high needs and diminish the chance of accommodations for low need autistics. (low needs is the new high functioning and high needs is the new low functioning!!) these new labels address the needs of autistic people without referencing functioning abilities, which are often arbitrary as our needs are more important than our ability to process things (:

- autistic people are sexy and awesome and deserve your patience, respect, and support!! want to show your support in the little ways? ask your autistic friend questions about their special interest(s) or hyperfixations!! try to up your use of tone tags, as they’re necessary to many autistic people. and just be normal about us!! dont act like we’re special or more worthy of attention than others, and don’t ignore us or throw us under the bus. happy autism acceptance week!!

please reblog to share this so it reaches more people (:

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

“Our goal is to assist children ages 2 - 18 that have been rejected by other programs and whose families cannot afford an AAC device without help. If you have tried other avenues to get AAC for your nonspeaking or minimally speaking family member, and need help getting an AAC device on your own […]”

(^ US residents only)

(not autism exclusive to my knowledge)

known about this nonprofit for long time, seen them do amazing work give many children AAC devices. never thought to share here for more awareness until now.

know at least couple of parents of AAC user / AAC user-to-be child who follow me here, some talk about not able get device. here may be good resource check out!

if you financially have money to spare n considering donating somewhere, please check them out too! each device they give cost about $700 USD (iPad + case + app), n according to them they provide a device about every 3 days, n so they can use all financial support they can get

if can’t financially help, can spread word about them! maybe friend of friend of friend have child who really need AAC but family can’t get.

[confused-n-sinning]

Hey everyone, it's Autism Acceptance Month

Meaning

Time to take down Autism Speaks

A man called David Page started this on Tiktok. His autistic son took his life, and due to that he wants to make a change, he wants to shut down the organisation Autism Speaks.

Why?

Only around ONE PERCENT of Autism Speaks' revenue goes to helping autistic people and their families.

Autism speaks supports eugenics. They want to cure or get rid of autism. Autism can't be cured, it should be accepted and accommodated.

The majority of the people working there are not autisic.

They spread misinformation and stigma that autistic people should be feared and that they ruin families.

Autism speaks silences real autistic voices

How do we shut them down?*

Call Autism Speaks' phones lines as much as you can this month and keep them busy, so that less donations go through.

Keep their website open this month to overwhelm the server.

Use the #autismspeaks on every social media for random spam, so that its harder for their content to be found.

Live stream! Post! Share other posts! Talk about why Autism Speaks is harmful! Be loud and our voices will be heard.

*I'm using the suggestions from David Page's videos

Go follow David Page!! I found him on tiktok. Share his videos on other socials.

[359thautisticmetallegion]

While this advice, based on the tags, was probably intended for geopolitical situations, don’t forget to apply it to ALL charities! Do your research, THEN donate. Make sure they’re supporting what you support. You wouldn’t want to support a “charity” like Autism Speaks, would you?

‼️ reminder to check for proof of donations when using charity filters

many people are using these filters as a way to fill their own pockets instead of actually helping people like they said they would

or they might even be donating to the very side they publically announced themselves opposing

either way, please check through a creator’s pinned videos ( or maybe take a little stroll through their feed if that doesn’t work ) to make sure that you’re actually making the difference you are wanting to make

and if not, actively look for filters that show proof of donation, rather than just waiting for one to show up in your feed

[my-names-kris]

every day i trust toby fox less and less for stupid things.