How to know if an organization for autism is bad:

scriptautistic:

actingnt:

theconcealedweapon:

whatareautisticsplanning:

• They use the puzzle piece

• They are or support Autism Speaks.
• They think that the percentage of the population that is diagnosed with autism is shocking.
• They think that more people are autistic now, and not that fewer autistic people are undiagnosed.
• They compare autism to diseases.
• A cure for autism is a major goal for them.
• They place a higher value on the opinions of those who know autistic people than on the opinions of autistic people.
• They believe that vaccines cause autism.

• Their leadership has no autistic people in it.
• They use person-first language.
• They compare autism to disease and disorders.
• Their idea of what autism is is entirely negative, even to the point of describing positives in a way that sounds negative.
• They call meltdowns “tantrums”.
• They encourage forms of child abuse such as applied behavior analysis.
• If you attend an event hosted by them, you are the only autistic person there.
• They only talk about children and imply that autistic adults don’t exist.
• They sympathize with parents who murder their children.

good things to keep in mind when looking for resources.