I'm autistic. I'll be 50 on my birthday.
Did you know that there are adult autistics?
We don't outgrow it.
It's a lifelong neurological condition we cannot simply remove.
Autism Speaks' mission is to change my future.
They are dedicated to funding global research into the causes, prevention, treatments and CURE for autism;
Except...
They don't know that the best parts of me are BECAUSE I'm autistic.
They don't care to listen. They claim that it's "time to listen",
Except...
They do not wish to listen to Autistic voices.
The problem with finding the missing pieces of the puzzle is that you're not actually using the EXISTING PIECES to solve it.
Talk to us.
Ask an autistic person what it is like to BE autistic.
Ask the autistic person what THEY need.
Stop giving donations to Autism Speaks and put your money where people will actually LISTEN!
Boycott Autism Speaks
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Love this, Tina. You have such great clarity, it helps me understand, it teaches me. Hope to meet you some day "in real life"!
I wouldn't want to give up my autism, even if it means that I'll be weird to jerks for the rest of my life.
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