Autism Speaks
in New York, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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Autism Speaks is an autism advocacy organization in the United States that sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. It was founded in February 2005 by Bob Wright, vice chairman of General Electric, and his wife Suzanne, a year after their grandson Christian was diagnosed with autism.Some autism activists see autism as a difference rather than a disease and criticize Autism Speaks for seeking a cure rather than acceptance, accusing it of implicitly stigmatizing autistic people. The word "cure" was dropped from its mission statement in 2015.Autism Speaks supported research into the discredited theory that autism is caused by vaccines, but as of 2017 acknowledges "scientists have conducted extensive research over the last two decades to determine whether there is any link between childhood vaccinations and autism. The results of this research is clear: Vaccines do not cause autism."
