I've been fairly active on Twitter the last few days with the Autistic and allied takeover of the #AutismSpeaks10 hashtag, and now the new tag, #AutismChampions (the s at the end is important, because without it you wind up in a different tag.)
I've also been super-busy offline, and I've been working on some cool advocacy, activism, and art stuff that's not ready yet, so I've not had enough time for that and blogging typically. In lieu of a more typical blog post, here's embeddings of all my original tweets to those two tags. :)
I seriously recommend looking at both tags, though, and maybe retweeting some stuff or adding your own! Warning, though: Some of the stuff Autism Speaks has done is really triggering, and we are talking about it.
I've also been super-busy offline, and I've been working on some cool advocacy, activism, and art stuff that's not ready yet, so I've not had enough time for that and blogging typically. In lieu of a more typical blog post, here's embeddings of all my original tweets to those two tags. :)
I seriously recommend looking at both tags, though, and maybe retweeting some stuff or adding your own! Warning, though: Some of the stuff Autism Speaks has done is really triggering, and we are talking about it.
#AutismSpeaks10 spreads the idea that our families are not living, just existing... and doesn't seem to worry how saying so affects *us.*
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 21, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 style "awareness" is why TNJU didn't want an autistic student (me) to study abroad at their school.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 21, 2015
(The Chinese tweet is a translation of this.)
#AutismSpeaks10 tries to teach autistic children to act normal (hence, speak) and then adults to STFU. Interesting turnaround.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 21, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 helped me realize just how much people are afraid of anyone who thinks and acts differently. By spreading that fear.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 21, 2015
由于 #AutismSpeaks10 的“帮助” 和 “提高认识”，天津师范大学恐怕自闭症，不要接受自闭症的留学生。
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 21, 2015
(This is Chinese for the TNJU (Tianjin Normal University) tweet.)
#AutismSpeaks10 has taught people that without normalization therapy, autistic people can't have a good life. But here I am, and here we are
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 21, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 years lobbying to mandate therapy to match the guy who thinks we don't start with basic rights as people. See Lovaas: (1/2)
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
"With responsibility, the developmentally disabled individual takes on dignity and 'acquires' certain basic rights as a person."-The ME Book
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 seem pretty sure that natural autistic body language and coping mechanisms are scary behaviors to eliminate. They're wrong.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
Well, the Autistic tradition of flipping off the #AutismSpeaks10 offices when we pass them in NYC or Washington, DC is kinda fun, at least.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
Like, JER left #AutismSpeaks10 essentially because they weren't listening. He already tried the nice thing. It DOESN'T WORK.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
Be sure also to thank #AutismSpeaks10 for saying autism works faster than cancer and muscular dystrophy. #IamAutism @Privetine
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
Just a reminder that for an additional #AutismSpeaks10 backfire gift, you can totally leave a 1 star review here: https://t.co/wqKnUAjTZc
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
Y'know, without #AutismSpeaks10 years of fear-mongering, fewer #actuallyautistic would have so much time for twitter. #irony.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
Given what #AutismSpeaks10 has for stated goals, I'm GLAD they're inefficient. Eliminating autism is eugenics, folks. #ActuallyAutistic
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 22, 2015
Reminder that #AutismSpeaks10 tried to sue an autistic minor for parody. Talk about silencing autistic people! http://t.co/OwheWn5gjn
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 23, 2015
Also a reminder that #AutismSpeaks10 has a history of plagiarizing autistic adults, white-texting, and lying about it http://t.co/1hmhMMd65X
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 23, 2015
But seriously, I have a "Problem with Autism Speaks" tag. http://t.co/7MTJPKDq0W #ActuallyAutistic #AutismSpeaks10 @autismspeaks
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 23, 2015
So @alannarwhitney made an #ActuallyAutistic alliteration acrostic of #AutismSpeaks10 here: http://t.co/C8XlhKVnDw Poetic truth to power!
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 23, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 years of acting like autistic people are complete burdens and writing us out of our own stories.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 23, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 years of actively spreading fear of autism and #ActuallyAutistic response got covered on @BuzzFeed http://t.co/bpjqRlHQ4z
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 23, 2015
Just occurred to me that "The Beginning of Her Hell" is an argument against the "therapies" #AutismSpeaks10 suggests. http://t.co/XaCmPFlI9D
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 24, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 years of every cool thing an autistic person does being "despite" or a sign of "overcoming" autism. :(
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 25, 2015
. @GMA Consider covering the #ActuallyAutistic responses to #AutismSpeaks10 Autistic people are speaking, listen to US.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 25, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 years insisting that barest acknowledgement of good things from autism is "false hope" of sunshines and rainbows...
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 years of frank eugenics. That's what trying to eliminate those deemed "burdens" is. #ActuallyAutistic #RightsNotElimination
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 speaks over us like we're not here and calls us #MSSNG. And also can't do math: 3 million Autistic Americans=total. Not kids
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 uses our numbers to spread fear then denies we exist. #Autistic adults know what's up. #ActuallyAutistic #MSSNG #NotMSSNG
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
So remember that #MSSNG campaign that #AutismSpeaks10 ran? And how that's legit saying we're missing (stuff)? We're #NotMSSNG. We're here.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 lobbies to mandate a therapy that shares its history with gay conversion therapy. Lovaas-ABA. Look it up. #ActuallyAutistic
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 lobbys to mandate a therapy with a stated goal of indistinguishability, at unreasonable cost: http://t.co/a2lHk0XWoR
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
Dude. If you get run out of your own hashtag by the population you claim to help, you are NOT #AutismChampions. #AutismSpeaks10
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 is the problem, making it harder for #ActuallyAutistic #AutismChampions to get anything done.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
Some REAL #AutismChampions are @UVGKassi @dkmnow @autistichoya @CorinaBecker @AutismAcceptDay @Aut_Love_Accept @Autism_Women
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
.@DeannaNMc Autistics speak, it's time to listen TO US. ( @autismspeaks can shut up now, they aren't #AutismChampions.)
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
#AutismSpeaks10 as #AutismChampions? More like #EugenicsChampions, get real. Eliminating autism *is* eugenics.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
As an #ActuallyAutistic person, I'm grateful for @AutismSpeaks inefficiency, not their work- a sign they aren't #AutismChampions after all.
— Alyssa (@yes_thattoo) February 26, 2015
The context of your blog has caused me temporary happiness. I am autistic too!
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