WrongPlanet + Nicho Grey puts Autism Speaks on the defensive

Wrong Planet member Nicholas Grey puts Suzanne Wright and Autism Speaks on the defensive and sparks a great discussion among the platform members in which many participants agree that more needs to be done in terms of acceptance. Valarie Paradis also makes a good point and Lee Grossman of the Autism Society of America expresses his support of autistics.

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• autism
• awareness
• asperger
• cdc
• nyc
• united-nations
• nbc
• bob-wright
• international
• federal
• government

[frank1985au]

@dixielandgrl: is that because you teach him to be miserable with his life? autism makes people make people miserable because they are taught that it is a bad thing instead of being taught to make the most of it and appreciate the gifts that come with it. It is your stigma of autism, not autism, that's hurting your child. Rather than trying to stamp it out, learn about it and work with your child.

[OtherCat1]

If you say "he won't ever [fill in the blank]" then he most certainly won't.

[buttdisease]

Suzanne Wright is obviously not very intelligent.

[RoyalAnarchist]

It sure is nice to know that my president thinks I'm a threat to families, bah!

[Gthangorangatang]

she compares it to aids..

[enlightendbel]

@SuperKingJingaling I'd have to disagree. Its obvious that people with Autism experience the world very differently from neuro typical people.

This non standard thinking and experiencing is often the basis of innovation in art, science and technology.

Its the same with all the well known artists that produce the best music of their careers, under the influence of mind altering drugs.

And thats just one thing caused by the spectrum that can be seen as a gift.

[Quintega]

@ApollonApostle whats amazing is that was a year after this video

[Quintega]

@dixielandgrl you sound like the same asshole who runs CURE AUTISM NOW. How the hell do you know what he's thinking how he feels. you can't since it would be like a potato knowing what its like to be an apple. Its your fault he is the way he is. Maybe if you tried to understand him instead of ridiculing us and supporting a woman who needs to be shot for inventing Autsim speaks you wouldn't have the problems at home.

[Marcow321]

I am superman btw

[brianhaddad]

Some very interesting points brought up here. I've given this quite a bit of thought before. I feel that autism can be a gift to the individual as much as it is to society. Anyone who sees it as a disease or disability that needs a cure doesn't understand what it is to those who live with it. It is our life. Sometimes we love it, sometimes it bothers us (just like everything else in life).

[ApollonApostle]

'Autism Speaks is trying to take the sitgma away'. Yeah, go watch that 'I Am Autism' video and tell me you're trying to remove the stigma. Fuck off Suzanne Wright.

[EmperorOfEditing]

@SpecterReflector I hope you were joking. If not, that is certainly not the right attitude to have. The way you view neurotypicals is a mirror image of the way 'Autism Speaks' views autistic people.

"we don't need to be cured; we are the cure."

That REALLY sound like Magneto! As a mildly autistic person myself, I believe that autistic people and neurotypical people are equal. I am completely and utterly against discrimination.