izzyizumi reblogged
With Autism Acceptance Week (28/03 to 04/04) here, and April being Autism Awareness Month, here's a reminder:
Source ~ Autistic Truth
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Use These Symbols for Autism:
-> Rainbow Infinity Symbol for Neurodiversity
-> Gold Infinity Symbol for Autism
Please don't use these:
🚫 (image of a ribbon made of primary coloured puzzle pieces)
🚫 (Image of four interlocking puzzle pieces in primary colours red, blue, yellow and green)
🚫 (Logo of Autism Speaks, with a puzzle piece of blue fading into pink)
- These Symbols are offensive to majority of autistic people
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#autistic af#actuallyautistic#autism#autism informative#autism psa#autism issues#autism acceptance month#april is autism acceptance month#anti autism speaks#puzzle pieces imagery#autism is not a puzzle to be solved or eradicated#not dgmn#important#autism pride#(OK This Still Important Though)#(Please avoid boosting things containing Puzzle piece imagery or associations)#(It's an ongoing issue where Autism Acceptance and US politics are concerned)#(I promise we are not pulling these things from nowhere)#(They Are Actual Ongoing Issues)#(Thank you)#*Allistics Do Not Derail#*Allistics can Boost in Support#(Without derailing commentary ThankYou)#autism cannot be cured#(I think at one point we were using redinstead but I think we are also using Gold now??)#(Also its not just US politics but unfortunately Autism Speaks has a big presence there)