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The Autism Speaks Influence Network & Healthcare Monopoly That Silences And Harms Autistics Today
The Autism Speaks Influence Network is a project I started last year that follows the rise of parent-founded autism organizations in the States, and what that monopoly looks like today. Well, actually, this project has been in the works for far longer than that but figuring out how to show it was going to take…
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Podcast | Wake. Bake. Caffeinate. Ep. 2: Why Does The “Autism Market” Exclude Autistics?
TW: eugenics, functioning labels, ableism, abuse, functioning labels, Autistic conversion therapy, and more. WHY DID FASHION & STYLE COMPANIES CREATE AN “AUTISM MARKET” THAT EXCLUDES AUTISTIC PEOPLE? | #AUTISTICFASHION via Autistic Fashion & Divergent Style PRESS RELEASE FROM AUTISTIC SELF-ADVOCATES REGARDING THE COLOR THE SPECTRUM EVENT AND NEXT FOR AUTISM via Autistic Science Person NEURODIVERSITY PRIDE COLLECTION BY MARGAUX WOSK via Navigating…
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PODCAST: WAKE. BAKE. CAFFEINATE. EP. 1 | TOWN & COUNTRY’S AUTISM’S ANGELS
WAKE. BAKE. CAFFEINATE. PODCAST EP. 1 | AUTISM’S ANGELS (Not an exact transcript.) So, I’m back with Wake. Bake. Caffeinate. This time in an audio podcast format. But, as always, I’ll be focusing on Autistic and Divergent Community news, activism, trends and happenings. Today I’ll be talking about a new series launched in honor of…
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Deconstruction | Autism Speaks PR: The ‘Pin is In’ at the Golden Globes
Press Release: January 16, 2007 The ‘Pin is In’ at the Golden Globes as Stars from Heroes, 30 Rock, The Office and Others Show Their Support for Autism Speaks Summary Sia is not the first celebrity to disappoint the Autistic community. The Golden Globes nods towards Sia’s problematic movie, “Music,” felt like salt grounded into a fresh wound. Yeah,…
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Deconstruction | Autism Speaks PR: Joint Statement On Mercury from Autism Speaks, Cure Autism Now and the National Alliance for Autism Research | Circa July 6, 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Press Release: Joint Statement On Mercury from Autism Speaks, Cure Autism Now and the National Alliance for Autism Research Summary: July 6, 2005 Autism Speaks is releasing a joint statement about mercury and thimerosol with Cure Autism Now (CAN) and National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) on July 6, 2005. There’s not a single Autistic…
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Deconstruction | Autism Speaks PR: Autism Advocacy Community Applauds U.S. Congresswomen for Introducing the Combating Autism Act of 2005
Each article in this series will take an Autism Speaks press release from the archives dated back to 2005 and use my Autistic perspective to break it down and illustrate the patterns I notice. These articles will be added to the Autistic History archives. The first deconstruction piece I wrote was about Tommy Hilfiger’s adaptive…
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How “The Good Doctor” May Negatively Impact Autism & More
The Good Doctor is a television series that many people have had great things to say about. It gets decent reviews and seems to have a dedicated audience. Source: How “The Good Doctor” May Negatively Impact Autism The Good Doctor is getting a season 2 after becoming a surprise hit | Metro News If you haven’t…
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