@ConanOBrien "Battle against autism" is highly offensive to #ActuallyAutistic people. We're here. We exist. Respect that. #AutismSpeaks10
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@ConanOBrien a lot (and probably most) autistic people think of themselves as autistic people, not people with autism. -
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@ConanOBrien so when people talk about battling autism, they are saying they want to eliminate the part of us they don't like. -
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@ConanOBrien Conan, i think your heart is in the right place, but please understand why that kind of rhetoric is demeaning.
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@conanobrien …and furthermore, contrary to outdated hearsay from past medical research, autism has nothing to do with MMR or vaccines.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@conanobrien …a "battle against autism" suggests that autism by its nature is an unwanted, negative condition. No one means to get it…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@conanobrien Hey Conan, with all due respect, as an autistic person I think you should reword that tweet. Reasons why in next tweet…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ConanOBrien these autism freaks really get my goat; like, "hey, let's fight the battle against brown eyes. those bastards." -
it's also really rare and not really a problem in the wider population, generally speaking.
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@ConanOBrien but at last americans will be free to go and fight this congenital dysfunction where it hits them hardest: cuba -
@ConanOBrien actually, now that conan's been there, i guess cubans will want to spread their fight against down's syndrome to the usa.
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@ConanOBrien I agree with @Boot_Inklings - you really need to rethink the phrasing of that tweet.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ConanOBrien No Conan, don't go all Jenny McCarthy on me!
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@conanobrien responsibility as a major American broadcaster to make sure your audiences are aware in a clear, neutral way on how this works.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@conanobrien I say all this because autism is way more varied and complex than what most media talks about and I believe it's yourThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ConanOBrien The only battle I fought was that of integration and learning how to fit in. My Asperger's didn't slow me down... - 1 more reply
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@conanobrien And how it varies from person-to-person. And how we're all just as human as everyone else. Thank you. -
@Boot_Inklings You don't know how much your tweets here lifted my spirits.
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@badmuthaavdad Hey, I just felt someone needed to speak up but I'm glad they lifted your spirits all the same. :)
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