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Stigmatization of autism can also be perpetuated by advertising from autism conversion organizations, such as Autism Speaks' advertising wherein a mother describes having considered murder-suicide in front of her autistic daughter or the NYU Child Study Center's advertisements where autism is personified as a kidnapper holding children for ransom.
Changes to the Ontario Autism Programme in 2019 by the government of Ontario, led by Premier Doug Ford, caused significant controversy, resulting in a number of protests.. After announcing the changes in February, aimed at clearing the long waiting list for the programme, but resulting in the potential loss of access to the service for many families, the government eventually partly reversed ...
When a local autism charity in Vermont decided to hold its own fundraising walk and keep the proceeds in the community, rather than inviting Autism Speaks as it had done last year, Autism Speaks reacted like a spiteful schoolyard bully and deliberately set out to sabotage the local group's event.
Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. [ 4 ]
Whether autism has mainly a genetic or developmental cause, and the degree of coincidence between autism and intellectual disability, are all matters of current scientific controversy as well as inquiry. There is also more sociopolitical debate as to whether autism should be considered a disability on its own. [1]
The famous friends involved in Sean "Diddy" Combs' web of alleged sexual exploitation are taking efforts to quietly pay off victims and settle matters outside of court, according to a high-profile ...
Autism Speaks has faced criticism from autism rights advocates for failing to represent autistic people and for exploitative practices. [92] Until he resigned in 2013, John Elder Robison was Autism Speaks' only board member openly recognized as being on the autism spectrum. His resignation came two days after the release of an op-ed by the ...
As Sean "Diddy" Combs faces more sexual assault lawsuits, his attorneys want the court to order his alleged victims to be identified. Four men and two women sued Comb s, 54, for sexual assault and ...