Aspies For Freedom
Autism rights group
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History
Established in 2004 by Amy and Gwen Nelson, AFF has received coverage from publications, such as New Scientist magazine. As of August 2007, The Guardian estimated the group's membership at 20,000.
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Activism
Gwen Nelson has made internet parodies of controversial non-profit organization Autism Speaks, saying that they were silencing opposing views. AFF petitioned the United Nations in 2004 to have members of the autistic community recognised as a minority status group. Gwen Nelson and AFF have spoken out against prenatal genetic testing for autism, portraying it as a difference as opposed to a disease.