There is no criticism section

Autism Speaks is an evil organisation, a hate group wanting to do an autistic genocide. I beg for a criticism section. ZippyComb (talk) 14:08, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In the lede there is: "The autism rights movement and neurodiversity advocates see autism as a difference rather than a disease that needs to be cured". There are some references to criticism in the "Activities" section, and a good deal of critical coverage in the "Views" section. The criticism is there. signed, Willondon (talk) 14:34, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Is this really enough though? People have made extended critiques on this matter. Many of them made. by the very people they claim to represent. I'm autistic and I am yet to meet another autistic person who supports autism speaks in anyway. Truth be told, in the views of most autistic people (including myself) less than a paragraph haphazardly thrown in to this article isn't the kind of criticism AS deserves. They've done a lot of harm. Skyethesudoer (talk) 00:22, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's not enough. The criticisms are only briefly mentioned, and each time, it's followed by an entire paragraph (or more) of Autism Speaks's response (and the responses always misrepresent the criticism)
This article is essentially a piece of apologetics for the organization 172.59.113.209 (talk) 11:29, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I 110% agree. Skyethesudoer (talk) 21:08, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Me too! I’m autistic myself and soon donate to ASAN as soon as I’m a adult. 2601:1C2:4302:3750:8C62:2F42:D475:348D (talk) 23:38, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, considering how much hostility autism speaks receives the article reads as biased EnbyEditor (talk) 23:15, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It should not have its own section. See WP:CSECTION. --Hob Gadling (talk) 06:49, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed AS is a hate group, consciously spreading hateful misinformation about Autism. The Autistic community is fighting to repair the damage they do, but with a Wikipedia page like this I understand that we're fighting a uphill battle. 87.212.64.74 (talk) 07:02, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I did not mean there should be no criticism, only that it should not be ghettoed away in its own section. The whole article must be written from a mainstram perspective.
I alerted WP:FTN. --Hob Gadling (talk) 08:15, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. As an autistic person, Autism speaks still proposes torturous ABA therapy for example which causes abourlt 30% of the children traumatized by it to commit suicide. We definitely need a promiant section listing all the critisism against AS, like for example, that to this day, they do not have an autistic board member. 2601:40B:C200:1F8:C1FD:71DE:F3E6:39B6 (talk) 04:24, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
GoOd IdEa! 👍 2601:1C2:4302:3750:8C62:2F42:D475:348D (talk) 23:36, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

absolutely blows me away that the word "hate" does not appear in the article for this hate group --24.241.18.163 (talk) 05:04, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2024

Autism speaks should be put as a hate group. They don't advocate for us, they try to destroy us. They also have been caught, I repeat, CAUGHT, spreading misinformation. Autism is not a disease. Saewooxyyz (talk) 09:27, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: I agree with this, but this is not proper usage of an edit request. Edit requests are supposed to be specific "change X to Y" or "add X after Y", while following all Wikipedian policies, including providing reliable sources to support any claims made.
— Urro[talk][edits] ⋮ 15:03, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. 2601:1C2:4302:3750:8C62:2F42:D475:348D (talk) 23:45, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is Ableist!!!!

Autism Speaks is ableist and works with GameStop, Sesame Street, and 3 more. It is trying to cure Autism, but Autism isn’t curable at all. It REALLY needs to be abolished! 2601:1C2:4680:B170:F5E4:9F09:F7A3:FF31 (talk) 01:47, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is beyond the power of Wikipedia. Read WP:TALK to find out what Wikipedia Talk pages are for. --Hob Gadling (talk) 11:13, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This topic is now irrelevant. Go read “Remove this article” instead. 2601:1C2:4302:3750:8C62:2F42:D475:348D (talk) 23:44, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They are controversial

Undoing this edit, talk if needed. Anthony2106 (talk) 02:07, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What’s the edit? 2601:1C2:4302:3750:8C62:2F42:D475:348D (talk) 23:47, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you click on the link it says another Wikipedia editor removed the word "controversial" from the lead. Anthony2106 (talk) 12:09, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

there should be a section on how they're slowly shutting down

Downturn in donations due to more awareness around autism, their operations are slowly closing down, this should probably have a section 82.42.100.59 (talk) 17:27, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If there are reliable sources for that. Where did you hear it? --Hob Gadling (talk) 22:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good idea! 👍 2601:1C2:4302:3750:8C62:2F42:D475:348D (talk) 23:35, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Remove this article.

AS is a big fat lying hate group. I’d rather not see it on Wikipedia. If you don’t wana, just add a criticism section and I’ll be fine with it. 2601:1C2:4302:3750:8C62:2F42:D475:348D (talk) 23:43, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The views section mentions they view autism as a disease, so I guess thats good enough. On Wikipedia the popularity of a subject determents weather or not it has a page. Anthony2106 (talk) 12:15, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
the popularity of a subject determents weather or not it has a page — Popularity does not matter; what matters is notability. Mitch Ames (talk) 01:39, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So that's why BFDI doesn't have a page. Anthony2106 (talk) 10:37, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Autism_Speaks
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