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minus-squarelone_faerielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 months agoThe reason is bigotry. If you really want to get into it, a big reason for the stigma against autism is the damage done by Autism Speaks.
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agowhat did autism speaks do, or still doing?
minus-squarelone_faerielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoThey’re behind just about every negative stigma surrounding autism. Mainly that it’s a debilitating disease that ruins the lives of everyone around them and needs to be cured, as well as that autism is caused by vaccines. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_Speaks#Views
The reason is bigotry. If you really want to get into it, a big reason for the stigma against autism is the damage done by Autism Speaks.
what did autism speaks do, or still doing?
They’re behind just about every negative stigma surrounding autism. Mainly that it’s a debilitating disease that ruins the lives of everyone around them and needs to be cured, as well as that autism is caused by vaccines.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_Speaks#Views