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I think it says something that Alison Singer nor Autism Science Foundation's comms person have ever reached out to me directly, as they're not interested in engaging with media that centers neurodiversity and disability justice.

"I want to talk about and to parents. Parents of autistic kids who might be getting manipulated by very persuasive arguments into fearing and distrusting a movement [ #neurodiversity] which is actually there to help." 2/

"I was looking into a report that RFK Jr. was citing, and I noticed this one study that he claims supports his argument—and I was surprised to see that one of the listed authors was Alison Singer. Alison Singer of course, of Autism Every Day fame." CN: filicide youtu.be/C7NTfZzS9b8?... 3/

"So who is Alison, & why does the mention of her name get me so wound up?" [Singer has/held pivotal roles with the IACC, Autism Speaks, & the Autism Science Foundation.] "She’s got some fingers in some pies, then. This is not a person who is coming across as powerless or silenced or anything." 4/

I will never understand how anyone, least of all a parent, would be satisfied to write off a child as: - can't verbalise so can't communicate, - can't understand what we're saying, - has autism so I can't be bothered to get dx for their multiple co-occuring needs, which could improve their support.

Ember Green made a very powerful video. Thanks for transcribing some of it. @annmemmott.bsky.social

This is the thing. I’ve received more hate, abuse & venom for existing online as an Autistic woman from those kinds of parents than anyone else & it’s not even close. The way they bully NDs who speak out, or just don’t hate themselves, is full of envy & spite. They genuinely hate that we’re happy.

Sympathy and solidarity. I'm in the same boat. The number of actual threats I've gotten, the number of people telling me I'm faking for attention, that I hate their autistic kids (lol). Almost all of it has been from Autism Moms (tm) - the bitches who make their child's autism their personal crutch.

I’m sorry. That’s awful. It’s a ridiculous scarcity mindset, harassing others bc they see their joy as a threat. If our wins get any attention, they see it as a “slap in the face” rather than a shared joy. Why are they like this? You never get this kind of mean-spiritedness the other way around.

Yeah I actually had this recently on another platform and I was literally talking about how taking away funding and early intervention is going to be terrible for children and it breaks me to think of another generation going without support like I did. Autism mum came in full attack mode. 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️