#boycottautismspeaks

[butterflyinthewell]

An important message!

[wlfgrrl]

[lightitupblue]

CW: ABA

Looking for study participants: autistic people’s experiences of ABA

https://abaresearch.wixsite.com/autistic-views-aba

[skunkandgrenade]

My mental illness(es) does not make me less deserving of love and respect

[teacupfullofstars]

Autism $peaks can NOT be trusted, they would rather see us dead. #boycottautismspeaks #redinstead https://www.instagram.com/p/CNIqYZ4A32B/?igshid=141oxypdnbcfm

[zillydaffy]

Sam and Max: Freelance Police say FUCK Autism $peaks! Go #redinstead this April for Autism Acceptance Month!

[simscognito]

Happy Autism Acceptance Day everyone. 

Remember to go Red Instead. I know I post a lot of blue themed pics related to Henry but that’s only because it’s his favourite colour.

#RedInstead

Not #lightitupblue

Also, I want you to know that I’m more than happy to answer any questions you have regarding this condition. I don't believe in stupid questions and I won’t bite your head off. Promise! 💖

[neon-mooni]

Callout post for TheAutismCafe

If you know anything about me, I hate call out posts. Call out posts do nothing but start drama, but in this case I’m making an exception.

The Autism cafe constantly speaks over Autistic people. They also make Autism out to be this horrible curse when that couldn't be further from the truth. They also share one sided screenshots where they are called out for their actions to make us look like the bad guy. They also refuse to listen to us when we say that ABA is abuse. They have also stated that it is okay to grieve when your child gets the Autism diagnosis. 

Your child isn’t dead sweetheart. Your child is Autistic and is right there. It is not okay to grieve a child that is still living.

I have said it before and I will say it again: We Autistics can speak for ourselves. No, you cannot speak for us if you are not Autistic yourself. You being an Autism Parent doesn’t give you the right to speak for Autistic people.

We are Autistic. We are speaking. Many of us have spoken out about the abuse behind ABA therapy.

Verbal communication is only one form of communication.

Your child can speak for himself, you just don’t want to let him.

Instead you would rather put him in an abusive “therapy” that is essentially conversion therapy for Autism, and ignore Autistic people who actually know what they’re talking about, so that you can share one sided screenshots and make us out to be the bad guy.