TACA inquiry- Talk About Curing Autism

[paloftoon]

Talk About Curing Autism (TACA)
What is your opinion on this organization? I didn't realize what it stood for before.

It seems that they have a lot of good intentions actually, but the one thing I don't like is that they are so focused on finding a "cure", which is very similar to Autism Speaks.

I do like that they state that each individual is different, and that people have varying degrees of autism. They also aim to maximize people's level of independence and success in the world, and this is definitely a good thing!

 

[AGXStarseed]

With all dues respect, I think anyone who says that Autism needs to be 'cured' is not a good thing because - as has been pointed out so many times - Autism is not a disease; it's a lifelong developmental condition.
Furthermore, I think it undermines their other goals if they say they want to maximize people's success and independence but then make out that this can only be achieved by making an Autistic person more 'normal'.

As many Autistics and Aspies here and elsewhere have commented, "normal is overrated".

 

[Slithytoves]

I find this group just as offensive as Autism Speaks, frankly. Look at this description of autism on their About Autism page:

How about the many thousands of us who can communicate well and already have the "necessary skills to live on their own", without years of special help? Until ASDs are understood as including people like many of us here, I have very little patience for any of these organizations. Their exclusion is more alienating than what we feel sometimes from NTs, in my opinion.

Another indication. "Oh no, you have an ASD! Don't worry, there's HOPE!"

I get that they're focused on severe cases. But "hope" indicates that the current situation is "despair", and so will never sit well with me.

I could go on and on about stuff I found on this site, and in its blog. I'll just leave it at that before I get a headache.

 

[clg114]

As I have said before, a cure for what? I know that we are all different, but I do not see myself as broken or impaired in any way and I certainly do not suffer because of autism. Sure, I'm not as good at some things as NTs are. But I'm a lot better at certain things than most NTs are. I really can't see myself being any other way.

 

[AsheSkyler]

With a big, ugly, chaotic slider being the first thing on their website, I automatically dub them as idiots. ...Is there a slider on every page!? Nobody has any sense when making websites anymore. The 90s might have had some eye-blinding color-schemes, but at least most everything sat still that wasn't marquee or GIF. How can they help autistic people when they can't even get a good website up and going? They should treat that eyesore first, then maybe I'll hear what they have to say.

I'd say TACA is taka alright.