President Donald J. Trump Proclaims April 2, 2018, World Autism Awareness Day

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presiden...aims-april-2-2018-world-autism-awareness-day/
World Autism Awareness Day is an opportunity to recognize and support all children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Today, millions of adults and an estimated 1 out of every 68 children in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of ASD. Notwithstanding these diagnoses, Americans with ASD make exceptional contributions across our Nation and around the world. On this day, we honor their accomplishments and recommit to ensuring that they enjoy the same opportunities to fulfill their potential that all Americans deserve.
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PurpleSquirrel said:
How about World Major Depression Awareness Day? I mean, think of all the wonderfully somber, moody art, music, and literature produced by folks with the perpetual blues!
/trying not to blatantly :powerlevel: here....
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No point mate, its not like any of us could crawl out of bed long enough to celebrate our awareness day
 
Fareal said:
No point mate, its not like any of us could crawl out of bed long enough to celebrate our awareness day
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I can see autism awareness day as a thing if it was 1980...but even today we are all aware of it now...
GethN7 said:
I'm autistic and I call this fake news, I love the puzzle piece.
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Me too expect for autism speaks they can fuck off with a cure for autism as they'll never accomplish it..
 
Ilovecum said:
I can see autism awareness day as a thing if it was 1980...but even today we are all aware of it now...

Me too expect for autism speaks they can fuck off with a cure for autism as they'll never accomplish it..
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Autism has spoken and I agree, they can fuck right off.
 
Uncanny Valley said:
but saying they're an eeeevil conspiracy by neurotypicals to "holocaust autistics" is literally reetarded
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I'm not saying their an evil conspiracy caused by Neurotypicals. I'm against curing autism on the stand point that it'll waste more money than it would be to cure cancer. It would be a fruitless effort at a great expense that would be better served elsewhere. Neither do I like the fact they focus on autism not on how it would effect the individual but only the impact on families. They also seem to focus only that autism is a childhood only issue with life long consequences yet do so little to help the child once they grow into a adult. It's like they forget we autistic adults have to live and somehow function in a world we never really belonged into begin with and this is why we get lolcows.
 
Ilovecum said:
I'm not saying their an evil conspiracy caused by Neurotypicals. I'm against curing autism on the stand point that it'll waste more money than it would be to cure cancer. It would be a fruitless effort at a great expense that would be better served elsewhere. Neither do I like the fact they focus on autism not on how it would effect the individual but only the impact on families. They also seem to focus only that autism is a childhood only issue with life long consequences yet do so little to help the child once they grow into a adult. It's like they forget we autistic adults have to live and somehow function in a world we never really belonged into begin with and this is why we get lolcows.
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I was mostly talking about the spergs who lash out at the organization and then wonder why no sane charity wants to help them.
 
Capitalism said:
tbh, I think awareness now is about diagnosing at earlier ages/making parents aware. The earlier on you catch it in a child, the faster you can get him or her services that make em a little less autistic.
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True but that should be 365 days a year. So many are borne with it. It's hell being autistic it's like being dropped In a foreign country with no clue the language or customs. Feelings you feel but you can't articulate it. Empathy is hard. You're future in some instances looks bleak.

As much as a cure is nice it's almost impossible as you have to eliminate any gene out there. Any gene causing it. But is it really worth it? Possibly eliminating a whole generation just to get rid of autism. I was raised Catholic so in early life I was instilled that every life is important. I'm not saying a genocide but people abort babies for down syndrome if people can identify autism in the womb what's there from stopping them from aborting a baby just because they're might be a chance of autism? I'm not religious but the idea of abortion reviles me in any sense. I see it as a selfish cop out. I believe people ought to be responsible for their own actions not free from consequences.

I know it's backward. I hate abortion in general. I hate it even more if it's only for the reason of a possible characteristic. I'm not one to trod on rights but that doesn't
I should applaud an action such as that. If a woman wants to do it it's her conscience she must answer to but I still don't like it.

I can only forgive instances in which a mother's life is in danger. But knowing me if it were my plight I'd die if it meant the baby could live. I've always wanted a kid of my own alas though I don't think id ever will be able too because I don't want my kid to inherit my problems and my family history means if I get pregnant my health would go down the drain like my mother and aunts.

BTW sorry for long posting but that's my long ass view on aborting babies for characteristics such a disability.

I'm very conflicted but in a nutshell I think if you lay down and do it and get knocked up you should be woman enough to deal with it. There's really kinda no excuse for getting pregnant as there's bc for before during after. Also aborting babies for possible retardation is as wrong as Asian countries aborting babies on the basis of sex.
 
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Ilovecum said:
True but that should be 365 days a year. So many are borne with it.
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What I mean specifically is that behavioral services are completely paid for by medicaid if you have a diagnosis of asd. When so many autistic kids would have benefitted from services super early on in life if they had an early diagnosis, a lot of them go under the radar. Some kids go without a way to functionally communicate their wants and needs for years, some develop dangerous behaviors due to their autism. I don't really mean that it could be "cured," but we could prevent the next chris chan, definitely.
 
Capitalism said:
What I mean specifically is that behavioral services are completely paid for by medicaid if you have a diagnosis of asd. When so many autistic kids would have benefitted from services super early on in life if they had an early diagnosis, a lot of them go under the radar. Some kids go without a way to functionally communicate their wants and needs for years, some develop dangerous behaviors due to their autism. I don't really mean that it could be "cured," but we could prevent the next chris chan, definitely.
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I'm sorry I was going on a tangent about autism speaks after the 365 days a year bit. I'm not saying you're wanting to cure autism in particular sorry when my mind is on a train of thought it just spills out. Behavioral therapy is the best way to go...

Writing is the best expression for me as I can say what I want on here. Not entirely free but not to oblivious mouth breathers either. I'm also pissed that my job today donated to Autism speaks despite me telling them why it wasn't a good idea.
 
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