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Neurocapitalism
Neurodivergent capitalism is the involvement of capitalism , corporate capitalism , and consumerism in appropriating and profiting from the neurodivergent movement .
Autism Awareness month is April , and a blue shirt is found saying Practice Patience – Autism Awareness , and adorned with puzzle pieces all the colours of the rainbow . To someone who isn ’ t neuro-inclusive , this shirt appears to be in support of autistic people , but it ’ s a ruse . Blue is the trademark colour of a well-known organization that tries to cure autism , puzzle pieces are the outdated symbol of autism , and I predict that Autism Awareness will become an outdated term in a couple years .
The puzzle piece symbol is rejected largely by the autistic community for multiple reasons , but the main reasons for it are that it promotes the mentality that autistic people are incomplete or are missing puzzle pieces , and it treats autism as a disease that needs to be “ treated ” or “ cured .”
The origin of the puzzle piece symbol came from the National Autistic Society in 1963 . It was created by Gerald Gasson , a board member for the National Autistic Society . Gasson and the board believed that autistic people suffered from a “ puzzling ” condition , so they adopted the logo of a puzzle piece with a weeping child , displaying the notion that autism is a tragedy . This visualization of autism has led to decades of autistic people receiving unwanted treatments and therapies to treat a disease that they don ’ t have .
For corporations , and even individuals , to use the puzzle piece as a logo to represent autism and autistic people , is a signal to actually autistic people not to trust or support this business . I , and I ’ m sure other autistic and disabled people , notice what language people and organizations use when they talk about us .
The United Nations General Assembly designated April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day in 2007 , and subsequently , April became Autism Awareness month . The United Nations has observed the day as a means to affirm and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for autistic people on an equal basis with others .
Autism Awareness month ends at 11:59pm on the final day of April , and seemingly so does the support from corporations . This is the same for Pride month with the LGBTQIA2S + community . The rainbow flags come down the day after pride month ends . Pride month ( June in Canada ) sees
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