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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 ]
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 ...
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]
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 suggests any person who suspects they have autism reach out to a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist. Some clinics offer assessments that are covered by insurance, but private ...
To the second point, according to Autism Speaks, Asperger's syndrome is a "previously used" diagnosis because in 2013 it became part of the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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.
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 ...