Autism ACTUALLY Speaking: Lighting It Up Blue (Updated)

An updated video about "Lighting up Blue". Should people do this to show support for Autistics? The short answer is no.

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[OakCroftFilms]

This is the first video of mine in weeks that has been marked "not suitable for most advertisers". It was on my channel for three days before they decided to mark it and they did so right before I made it public. The algorithm is still not fixed and they are still discriminating against autistic self-advocates. I wonder if Autism Speaks ever has their videos marked.

[AspieAnswers]

I agree with you there. We all need to speak out as autistics. We shouldn't need to be silenced or scared off by certain topics etc. Yes, there are some organizations that helps autistics far and wide yet we need to be able to speak our truth and experiences as an autistic. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

[DJ-kyfk]

I would believe the reason behind supporting the month of celebrating autism with the color blue is owing to the certain characteristics that others would agree on; the color blue is a reference to wisdom, creativity, originality, clarity, and acceptance. It is pretty much why blue is one of my favorite color!

[Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

That was a nice little zinger at the end😉

[petitecontrebassiste]

haha the last line was brilliant, really made me laugh out loud! thanks for updating us about autism "speaks". and I agree, autistics should be the ones to speak. not some rich people who think they know better (sorry, oversimplifying, I know).

[Sofia_Andersson]

Great video as always. Oh, and I'm so sending this to anyone who might even think about trying to talk about that organisation near me. When I get frustrated (or any strong emotional response really) I go non-verbal. So your videos are such a help for me :D

[DJ-kyfk]

I was almost went into Autism Speaks for the intention to make friends that are like me in some ways, but I researched and found the horrifying actions that it committed there. I had just felt as though I dogedged a bullet there.

[DJ-kyfk]

I would have to say that I am rather disppointed in the orgainzation that is supposed to bring acceptance in the autism community and help spread neurodiversity to people but failed due to they experimenting on aspies as if they were test subjects and to discover the cause and hope to cure autism. That deeply outrages and saddens the autism community for believing that they are in some ways an anomly in this world.

[nakyer]

I don't like the attitude Autism Speaks seems to have.
That being said, I do have to ask one thing-
Is it really wrong to want to...let's not say "cure", so let's say "improve the condition of"...children who are seriously impaired by their autism?
It's all well and good for us who are able to speak and who are "high functioning" to not want someone else making decisions for us and telling us there's something wrong that needs to be fixed. (We certainly know the bumps in the road we deal with because of our autism.) But for those who are actually impaired by their autism, is it really wrong to want to help them improve and be able to function as well as their neuro-wiring allows for? (And to thus relieve at least some of the stress their families have to deal with?)
If Autism Speaks took that approach, their "cure it" attitude would be a whole lot more palatable.
I know many of the "big minds" of today and in the past are believed to be autistic, but not all of us fall into that category. Some of us have contributed to the human race greatly, but others haven't and have had a pretty rough time of it. If it were possible to improve THEIR wiring, would that be wrong?