According to The Autism News, some autism groups are upset over the tone of the video below. I do agree the beginning paints a stark picture, but watch the entire clip. The overall message is one of determination. Also interesting is how Autism Speaks, producer of the video responded:

Peter Bell, executive vice president of Autism Speaks, says the video got plenty of positive response from the autism community. “But we realized it did hurt a certain segment of the population, which is why we removed the video link from our website,” he says.

“I Am Autism,” which turns hopeful about halfway through its 3 minutes and 44 seconds, was created for a World Focus on Autism event that coincided with the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in September. “It was never intended to have a life beyond that event,” Bell said.

Uh, Mr. Bell, the video is posted on YouTube.

Last Modified : November 7th, 2009 Filed under : autism Navigate : Previous post / Next post