Autism Speaks tells Autistic Blogger To Shut Up


	Autism Speaks tells Autistic Blogger To Shut Up

ljsdesign

9-21-2009 12:56 PM

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ljsdesign says:

Did you know that Autism Speaks does not have one person with Autism employed or in a leadership role of the organization? Not one person with Autism contributes to the decision making of Autism Speaks at all.

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9-21-2009 3:14 PM

Socratoad

Sound very arbitrary as well as profoundly unfair

9-21-2009 10:17 PM

janclip1300

What a stupid way to lose credits and clients.

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