The Writers' Circle

Anybody heard of Autism Speaks? You might've seen a commercial of it during April (month of Autism Awareness Month.) You might think, based on the name, it sounds alright, but... well, here's my opinion of it:

You know what's ironic: the organization's name is Autism Speaks, yet all we heard from them is a bunch of xenophobes slandering and distorting Autism for what it is.  That shows how stupid they are. 

If they really wanted it to be called Autism Speaks, we would've heard postive aspects of it spoken by autistics and supporters of it. 

But--and I mean but--how can they speak the positive aspects of Autism if there aren't any autistics in the organization much less the organization excludes them, not only thinking they can add no contribution to society, but also claiming that autistics are defective and cause burdens to NTs' (people who don't have an Autism Spectrum Disorder) lives and need to be cured? 

It's starting to go back to the early days of the United States all over again. As a heterogeneous society, how can we appreciate our diversity and solve one another's problems if we exclude each of our groups to a certain border and let the majority keep the power? Without the African-American speaking his perspective of slavery, without women breeching the the roles of men, without a mix of people interacting with one another, prejudice expands, cultures aren't adopted, subcultures never form, genocide spreads. The United States probably could've had ethnic cleansing decades ago if not for diversity mingling into one. 

That's why, to me, people are human no matter what. NTs shouldn't slander autism, and autistics shouldn't slander Neurotypicality (state of not having AS.) We need each other like ants and aphids. Autism is a gift form God, and without it, less originality would occur. Even Hans Asperger and Leo Kanner supported autistic people with Hans Asperger saying, "It seems that for success in science and art a dash of Autism is essential." Now if the men who discovered ASD supported autistic people, what does that say about how the world should act? Genociding one group would destroy a culture and language much needed in society, a culture and language as unique as their counterparts, a culture and language appreciated throughout the world. 

Catholics persecuted Muslims, witches, and Protestants; Europeans tried to assimilate everyone else into their culture(s); Romans and Hitler oppressed the Jews; Americans accused and deported communists in fear of America's freedom would disintegrate, but guess what: these cultures, these people, these suppressed religions survive today, still craving for appreciation and affection from foreign people. And so shall Autism Speaks fall and autistics survive, the truth gripping people's consciousness and seeing what an atrocity, and enormity they caused to, once more, another group of human beings. It's when we stop being xenophobes do we appreciate diversity.  

Autism Speaks is a joke that never had a punch line, yet only kindergarteners laugh when someone tell the joke to them.  

That's all I have to say.  

Be sure to put your opinion on whether a cure for autistic people is a panacea to society and whether organizations like Autism Speaks are a benefit to autistic people. Here's the website for Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/

Remember: not all autistic people are the types you see on TV. In fact, they're the minority since over 80% of autistics can talk, and most have Asperger Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. Seriously, most are like me--able to talk; live independent; work, and all autistic people are human no matter what someone else thinks otherwise. 

So read the website and see if what they're saying about autistic people good or bad about society, if their tone supports autistic people, if they're really see the person for who he is despite the ASD.

See yah later!