User blog:LunaDiviner7/Light it Up RED

So I'm not sure how many of you know about Autism $peaks or autism and the month of April, so I'll explain!

Autism $peaks is an organization dedicated to finding a "cure" for autism. They don't aim to help autistic people get accommodations, as they see autism as a disease that takes away children. They focus on scaring parents to bring in more money for their supposed cure.

We don't want our autism cured. We want society to be more accommodating of it.

They call April "Autism Awareness Month", and represent it by having people "light it up blue" in support for them.

Autistic people reject this, instead using "Autism Acceptance Month" and having people "light it up red" as support.

Please light it up red with us for the rest of April.

--Iris