This weekend is One Month Before Heartbreak.

In a month's time the government consultation on reforms to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will end. It's not really possible to describe the scale of the impact that cuts or changes to this benefit could have on people's lives. There's a fantastic piece here on why DLA is so important.

There's more ( Read more... )

I'm not usually the type to sign online petitions - they rarely make any difference - but I must make an exception for this.

http://www.autism-hub.co.uk/autism-speaks-dont-speak-for-me/index.php

On May 9th 2006, Autism Speaks launched a film ( Read more... )

I have NO WORDS.

I feel physically sick. I can honestly say I have never been so disgusted in my entire life.

I'm not even gonna rant. I don't know what I can possibly say to this. I'm just going to... well, to be honest, I think I'm gonna cry.

ETA: Making this post public. More people need to see this.

(Thanks to hoyvinglavin64 for posting these)

'Autism Speaks' sues autistic teenager for... speaking

And in case anyone is still wondering why I have no faith in the mental health system

What. The. Fuck. These are two of the most disgusting things I have ever read. Why is it too much to expect Autstic people to be treated as peopleI wrote a really long rant ( Read more... )