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31 Mar 2014, 6:29 pm

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I'll be wearing orange all month. I'm going to light it up orange.
Light it up GOLD!! !


Light it up lilac? Then you'd have a bit of an alliteration going. Also, I like lilac.

I haven't entirely made up my mind about Autism Speaks. I disagree with how they allocate funds but I don't think they're as evil as some people here think.
Gold is the chemiCal symbol for autism. And I think the motive benind autism speaks is evil. They have done some good things, like sponsoring very beneficial projects and some of their info can be very useful to parents, but some of it can be stigmatizing and sends the wrong message.

I suggest you check out the golden hat foundation instead. They are doing some really good things for autism.


I just checked them out briefly now. I'd recommend anyone else who hasn't to do so.

After just a brief check, they seem to want to change the way people perceive autism instead of trying to cure it, and are trying to make it easier for us to live in society as we are. From their website:

We at the Golden Hat Foundation believe that:
Despite the behaviors and communication difficulties of people with ASD, we should assume intelligence first and then find ways to access it. People on the autism spectrum are different, but they have unique strengths, perceptions, and talents that deserve recognition and respect.

People on the autism spectrum should be given the means to learn to communicate.

Autistic individuals should have access to an appropriate academic education, social supports and job training based on their abilities.




This is the kind of NPO I can get behind 8)



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31 Mar 2014, 7:15 pm

i prefer yellow light bulbs. blue ones make me dizzy.


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01 Apr 2014, 9:59 pm

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i prefer yellow light bulbs. blue ones make me dizzy.


These new corkscrew light bulbs with the blueish tint make me dizzy. :hmph:


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01 Apr 2014, 11:50 pm

I'll be shining up my gold body to show off this month. :)


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01 Apr 2014, 11:54 pm

Turn it off black.

I'm wearing a black t-shirt today, like most days.


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02 Apr 2014, 12:06 am

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i always wear red


I'll light it up red with you!



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02 Apr 2014, 1:13 am

Autism Speaks makes me feel bad for having blue as one of my favorite colors, and if Susie the coupe were real, I'm sure she'd be ashamed to have blue as her paint job, too. :( They suck. :x

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02 Apr 2014, 6:43 am

I slowly start to understand why Autism Speaks is unpopular... should probably be called "we only pay attention to NTs, trying to make their situation better because oh the autistics they are so annoying and such a burden - it is not like they have to fight any issues in everyday life - and let's stigmatize autism with even more prejudices which are usually only negative and never even mention the positive side-effects it could have Speaks"...

Sorry, had to. :oops:

I won't stop wearing my blue colour though. Why should Autism Speaks control my preferences? I am who I am. :)


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02 Apr 2014, 11:35 am

LtlPinkCoupe wrote:
Autism Speaks makes me feel bad for having blue as one of my favorite colors, and if Susie the coupe were real, I'm sure she'd be ashamed to have blue as her paint job, too. :( They suck. :x

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Blue is my favorite color. With the whole spectrum of colors why did they have to chose that one? :cry:


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02 Apr 2014, 4:00 pm

I just found out that a friend of mine's mother is supporting this campaign, and ironically, she has a son who I suspect to be somewhere on the spectrum. I'm not going to bring it up with her though, because I understand that a lot of her views on things are quite different than mine, and I've never actually told her that I am an aspie. She's a nice person, but she's also kind of an old-fashioned redneck at the same time. :P



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03 Apr 2014, 10:32 pm

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f***ing hell, the CN Tower is on that list? *facepalm*
Our tax dollars at work.


Don't they already have colored lights on it anyway? Does it really cost anything?



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03 Apr 2014, 11:49 pm

Max000 wrote:
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f***ing hell, the CN Tower is on that list? *facepalm*
Our tax dollars at work.


Don't they already have colored lights on it anyway? Does it really cost anything?
For the light instillation yes they are already there however, we still paid for the hydro and they are using lights we paid for to support the cause.



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04 Apr 2014, 12:47 pm

rapidroy wrote:
Max000 wrote:
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f***ing hell, the CN Tower is on that list? *facepalm*
Our tax dollars at work.


Does it really cost anything?
For the light instillation yes they are already there however, we still paid for the hydro and they are using lights we paid for to support the cause.


My guess would be that they just push a few buttons on a control panel, to change the color of the LEDs. So you would still have to pay for the electricity. They would just be on in a different color.

That said, I agree that it's a crappy cause. But the good thing is, I bet if you asked most people, they wouldn't have a clue why the lights are all blue. Just another day, another color, another pointless cause.



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04 Apr 2014, 12:55 pm

There's a woman who goes to my clubhouse who believes in changing the brain and curing mental conditions. I saw her today with her hair dyed blue, and dressed in various shades of blue. I didn't say anything to her and I doubt I will in the future. I'm planing on buying myself a gold T-shirt today to wear around for the month of April.


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04 Apr 2014, 5:43 pm

How dare those Nazis abuse one of my favorite colors! :evil:



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04 Apr 2014, 6:20 pm

My dear kid's school is all about April is Autism Awareness Month. They have two huge bulletin boards with multicolored puzzle pieces. The one board is about disabilities, differences and bullying. The other board is all about the differences on the spectrum. LF/HF/Aspergers/PDD
and SID.

One of the hallways has blue film over the drop ceiling fluorescent light panels. So the hallway is blue.

From what I've heard, the parents are thrilled and nothing negative has been said. Have no clue how the ASD kids think about it. I know they helped up the boards up.

For all the BAD media ASD has gotten in the US, I don't see how this information is bad.

*I do understand all the Autism Speak hate*