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I AM AUTISM | A reaction to Autism Speaks!

Published: October 10th 2023, 7:00:14 am

For our first Patreon exclusive reaction video, let's take a look at that infamous Autism Speaks ad, 'I Am Autism'. It was posted (and then ripped from the internet due to controversy) in 2009, so in this video I also look at Autism Speaks' current stance on the commercial. Have they changed their views at all? Why do they still use the puzzle piece? Do they still think vaccines cause autism? Are they focused on finding a 'cure'?

It feels so freeing to create something that won't be judged by an algorithm! I think I'm really going to love posting here.

SOURCES:

Full horrific ad transcript: https://autisticadvocacy.org/2009/09/horrific-autism-speaks-i-am-autism-ad-transcript/

'I Am Autism': An Advocacy Video Sparks Protest: https://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1935959,00.html

I am Socks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEwakWX4T1Y

U.S. autism prevalence continues to rise as race and sex gaps shrink, new stats show: https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/u-s-autism-prevalence-continues-to-rise-as-race-and-sex-gaps-shrink-new-stats-show/

About the National Survey of Children’s Health: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/nsch/about.html

LancetMMR autism fraud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_MMR_autism_fraud

How geneticists can gain greater buy-in from the autistic community: https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpoint/how-geneticists-can-gain-greater-buy-in-from-the-autistic-community/

Spectrum 10K: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/news/spectrum-10k

MSSNG: https://research.mss.ng/

The National Autistic Society Charity Checker: https://www.charitychecker.net/the-national-autistic-society/

Autism Speaks Earnings and Salaries: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/202329938

Autism Speaks Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_Speaks

Relationship status among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: a population-based study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21590433/

Current state of autism knowledge in the general population of the United States: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1750946721001616

Autism Speaks Statistic & Facts: https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-statistics-asd

Autism Speaks Questions & Answers: https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-speaks-questions-answers-facts