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Autism Speaks Controversy Explained | The Mary Sue

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Autism Speaks Controversy Explained | The Mary Sue

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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

The Autism Speaks Controversy, Explained

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Autism Speaks is the largest autism advocacy and research organization in the US. Here's why Autism Speaks is a controversial organization.

If you haven’t looked into this you really should. Autism Speaks is very much a harm in the world.

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So basically eugenics. Ignoring autonomy has never gone wrong (/s)!

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