autism – Page 2 – cisphobeofficial

1. according to anti-vaxxers, the mmr vaccine causes autism

2. the mmr vaccine was created in 1971

3. the vaccines combined to create the mmr vaccine were released to the public in 1967 and 1969, respectively

4. my father is autistic, like me

5. he was born in 1946, two decades before the first of the aforementioned vaccines was ever made available

6. therefore, a)

vaccines either do not cause autism

or b)

vaccines have the power to retroactively cause autism, with a possible range of at least twenty years

7. either the autism/vaccine link is fear mongering tripe(option a) or autistic people are time lords(option b) and not to be meddled with

take your pick, antivaxxers

notice how the allistic authors of articles in which they express their disgust at “high functioning” autistics who oppose a cure never seem to think of asking the “low functioning” people they supposedly advocate for what they want.

instead of asking for elaboration on why we say that making us allistic would fundamentally alter us, they hold up allistic children who were misdiagnosed with autism and autistic children who became allistic-passing as “proof” that autism can be cured without permanently changing the individual.

they proclaim themselves experts on autism and in the same breath confidently declare that autism is defined solely by lack- lack of social skills, lack of verbal ability, lack of “normalness”- instead of remembering the positive aspects; special interests, stimming, sensory seeking, higher focus, higher skill with repetitive tasks..

if you dare express dissent with their ignorant views they immediately assume that you are nothing like their autistic child, and couldn’t possibly understand what they, the parent, goes through

sarc: having to deal with a child being autistic? the horror!

“high functioning” means you aren’t autistic enough for your opinion to matter and “low functioning” means you’re too autistic to be asked what your opinion is

never forget that.

don’t mess with nature

people who actively advocate using abusive “therapy” to make autistic people act allistic

There are two primary compounds that are found in the marijuana plant. One is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the other is cannabidiol (CBD). It is the THC compound that produces the psychoactivity associated with the drug. CBD has medical properties but does not contribute to any psychoactivity. It provides long-lasting analgesic effects, reduces inflammation, and aids in the treatment of arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer

Autism Can Be Treated With Medical Marijuana (via gricycle)

OK, I’ll put £100 on this being “weed reduces autistic expressions of anxiety”

(via autisticfandomthings)

autistic people react to marijuana just like everyone else does; neurotypicals astonished

Source: guardianlv.com