A recent MSNBC article asking "Would you have allowed Bill Gates to be born?"; poses a very important question for parents.

Would you abort a developing fetus if a genetic test was available that would allow mothers to identify whether the child would be autistic or normal?

What if autistics felt that society has completely misunderstood the individuals who actually fall within this wild spectrum?

What if societies efforts to help were causing more harm than good when only sweeping generalizations of a spectrum of people are used to justify curing what has yet to be proven a sickness?

The world has a very long history of eugenics but this time around autistics and neurotypicals are increasingly standing up against the idealogy that produced slap'm'till they're normal parental therapies like this:

A barely understood grey area of humanity has become a rainbow of color to those who embrace being autistic despite a variety of conditions that may impact their lives in a variety of ways.

Autistics and Aspies who are proud of who they are want acceptance, not cures, despite the myriad of difficulties faced in a society that can be quite hard, but not impossible to deal with.

Without a cure, cause, or even asking for permission to phase out autistics through eugenics, our world has decided to cure autism. Be it Rick Santorum's Combating Autism Act of 2005, designer babies, cults, or hysterical parents who lost sight of reason due to the guesswork of psychologists, there is clearly an agenda involving autism.

June 18th, 2005 is Autistic Pride Day. A day where autistics all over the world will be gathering in tiny numbers to conspire for freedom and shout for "Acceptance Not Cure".

Help support this civil rights movement by learning why many autistics want minority group status, equal educational opportunities, an end to forced valium/pyschoactive cocktails, and a little understanding between people who are simply wired in a slightly different way.

If you want to send a message of support to those who are fighting the good fight, post a comment and I'll get it to some dear friends who run Aspies for Freedom (AFF).