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A More Suitable Name for "Autism Awareness Month"

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What name should be given to "Autism Month"?
Continue to use "Autism Awareness" 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
Change it to "Autism Acceptance" 60%  60%  [ 18 ]
Change it to "Autism Appreciation" 13%  13%  [ 4 ]
Change it to "Autism Advocacy" 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
Other (please leave a comment) 13%  13%  [ 4 ]
Total votes : 30

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17 Apr 2016, 7:12 pm

I've voted Autism Acceptance Month. I also like the idea of Autism Appreciation Month.


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18 Apr 2016, 10:46 pm

deafghost52 wrote:
Edenthiel wrote:
Perhaps "Awareness" is best...it comes down to who gets to control that message of "Autistics exist and this is who they are"; Autism Speaks or the rest of us. They have funding; we potentially have numbers.

So it's basically "history is written by the winners," then, eh?

Isn't that the way of the world, for the most part?


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