April is Autism Awareness Month
This April, remember that autism is a thing, and that Autism Speaks can ram their puzzle piece bullshit right up their collective shitter
@troubleMoney I was aware of Autism Speaks being shit, but is the puzzle piece thing their schtick? I thought that was more general.
@BatElite First used by the US National Autistic Society but it was popularised by Autism Speaks after NAS stopped using it
Autism Speaks take it as "autistic people are difficult to comprehend (like a puzzle) and that the cure for autism is the missing piece"
@troubleMoney Ah, ok. Thanks~
Calling one's organisation "Autism Speaks" and then speaking in their place (and not even that, really) is nice irony but otherwise yeah, they can shove stuff up themselves.
