5 episodes
Autism POVs Autism Speaks
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- Society & Culture
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3.1 • 30 Ratings
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Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism spectrum disorder; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions.
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COVID Vaccine Safety
In this episode, we’ll be talking about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and why some are hesitant to get it with Dr. Stephen Morris.
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Health disparities in the Black autistic community
In this episode we’ll discuss health disparities in the Black autistic community. In 2020 the CDC reported that for the first time, autism prevalence was the same for Black and white children but Black children are still diagnosed later, delaying critical early intervention services. To discuss this health disparity, we’ve gathered a panel of some influential voices in the Black autistic community.
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Practical financial tips to help plan for the future
In this episode, we’ll talk about some financial topics that are important for families in the autism community and offer some helpful advice with Financial Planner, Andrew Komarow.
This episode is brought to you thanks to Truist Bank and the Truist Foundation. -
Know your voting rights
In this episode we’ll be talking about voting.
According to Rutgers University, in 2020, over 35 million eligible voters will be people with disabilities. That figure jumps to over 62 million eligible voters when you count family members in the same household. But unfortunately, the turnout rate for voters with disabilities is lower than that of people without disabilities.
You'll hear from voters in the autism community talking about why their, and your, vote matters. -
Autistic baseball player makes history
For many autistic people, discovering their interests can lead to a world of possibilities. In this episode, you’ll learn the story of Tarik El-Abour. In 2018 he made headlines when he signed a professional minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. He was being hailed as the first autistic professional baseball player.
Major League Baseball has been a long-time supporter of the autism community and now there is a new way that the MLB and the cause have collided. Lids is the largest brick-and-mortar retailer for the MLB and they have teamed up with Autism Speaks for a very special campaign. Lids stores are selling custom Autism Speaks caps with messages of love and kindness.
Lids Chairman and CEO Tom Ripley, discusses his personal connection to the campaign.
Customer Reviews
You aren’t a good group
You make me sick. Stop. You don’t understand. Only autistic people understand how THEY feel. There is no “cure” for autism,
it’s not terrible, it’s beautiful because autistic people think differently from neurotypical people like you. Being autistic, you make be want to bang my head against a wall.
Hate group
Autism Speaks exists to annihilate people like me. They want to eliminate autism and the ruchness our neurotype provides.
Ableist group
Autism speaks is an ableist hate group. Please don’t waste your time here. They spend the majority of their money on advertising rather than actual autism research. Look for neurodivergent affirming groups such as two sides of the spectrum where you learn from actual autistic people. Learn about the neurodiversity movement.