Huge news for the #Neurodiversity movement. Autism Speaks Canada is shutting down operations in January. LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!! - ThreadSky

About ThreadSky

davethibault.bsky.social • 145 days ago

Huge news for the #Neurodiversity movement.

Autism Speaks Canada is shutting down operations in January.

LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Comments

mir36.bsky.social•145 days ago

Ever forward

davethibault.bsky.social•145 days ago

@autismsupsoc.bsky.social,

Big victory for #ActuallyAutistic Canadians today.

dmcahill.bsky.social•145 days ago

Hey Dave, @victoriaduncan.bsky.social was asking about this development in the other place. For those of us not living in Canada, 🇨🇦 do you know more about this move? It would be great to learn more from an autistic perspective about this.

davethibault.bsky.social•145 days ago

Hi Danielle, not much I'm afraid. Their statement did note that collaborations with other Canadian institutes with their US branches after the closure.

As far as why they're closing. No idea.

https://www.autismspeaks.ca/autism-speaks-canada-operational-update/

dmcahill.bsky.social•145 days ago

Oh I see. And again asking from a place of curiosity (I am a self identifying autistic living in Australia) why do you think it’s a good thing?

davethibault.bsky.social•145 days ago

It's an affiliate branch of the American Autism Speaks so it has a similar mission statement and similar problems. Things like their support of ABA and strong push on genetic research, are positions I have issues with.

dmcahill.bsky.social•145 days ago

Thanks for that context. It’s helpful. Certainly sounds like it’s a good thing.