Sharing this (originally a comment on Facebook) here in regards to puzzle piece reclamation by Autistic folks. : The reclaimist movement – or apologist movement (not the same) – are both affecting and harming the movement to get this shit out of my kid’s schools, hospitals, zoos, grocery stores and more. Seriously, it pisses me […]
The Autistic Avenger· 20 hrs · Please abandon the puzzle piece symbology. Our lives may be missing pieces, but we are not !!! This symbol is very harmful to Autistickind, and it is not reclaimable. Powerful enemies of Autistickind (Autism Speaks, etc.) use this symbol to signify they believe we’re incomplete (#mssng [sic: missing] campaign; “til all the […]
I am an autistic mother of six. I advocate for equal rights for autistics everywhere. Especially against MMS and other quack cures that are very dangerous. A hate symbol. Why is the puzzle piece a hate symbol? I get asked this a lot. They tell me to recreate it. As a Holocaust educator, no one […]
Wake. Bake. Caffeinate. Keep your hate symbols 🧩 away from my autistic kids
The puzzle piece is the most commonly recognized symbol for autism awareness. But many people are unaware of it’s ableist history. On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd) , many neurotypica… Source: The Ableist History of the Puzzle Piece Symbol for Autism – In the Loop About Neurodiversity
