@emily_rugburn @Energetic_Nova @pathfinder @autistics The joint statement by #AutismSpeaks with #ASAN against #BrainWormsJr was indeed remarkable. It's been compared to a hypothetical scenario where Bernie Sanders and Marjorie Taylor Greene issue a joint statement on something (anything!). The clear genocidal implications of RFKJr's thinking must have been too much even for #AutismSpeaks. Despite the #filicidal overtones of their philosophy, no doubt most of them would balk at a thinly veiled program of mass murder.

But have they fundamentally changed? Not a chance. A quick glance at their site turned up a "2025 Advocacy Highlights" page in which the "Healthcare access and affordability" section lauds increased insurance coverage for #ABA — "Applied Behavior Analysis". That's still their idea of how we should be dealt with.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/advocacy-news/2025-advocacy-highlights