The band Five For Fighting has collaborated with Autism Speaks to help raise funds during National Autism Awareness Month. For every viewing of the online video What Kind Of World Do You Want, up to $0.49 will be donated to Autism Speaks.
From the Autism Speaks website:
We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. We are committed to raising the funds necessary to support these goals.
The organization is not without controversy – especially from adult autistics who wouldn’t be the person they are today if their autism was cured or prevented. There is also a lot of controversy surrounding the video Autism Every Day on the Autism Speaks website. Here’s one point of view that I tend to agree with about the video: Autism Vox: It’s Not Just Autism Speaking.
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