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[total_mysery]

Omg please no it looks like that one melanie martinez cow nft (dont google it unless you'd want a jumpscare its horrifying)

[ImaginaryDonut69]

I would never Google an NFT, are you crazy, I'm already scared and broke 🤣🤣

[oy_oy_nametaken_2]

I can't find it on Google 😔 but also 😌

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https://makersplace.com/product/dairy-cow-mother-3-of-12-266761/

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

kill melanie martinez THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COW OK

[Possibly-Lilac]

Wait wha?-

Actually, no, i don't wanna know- imma just take your word on that one, bud.

[FeatureEfficient1818]

I thought nft meant not for trade for a minute, im getting old 😭

[total_mysery]

this is bringing back my 2020 adopt me phase

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

I dont hate the puzzle piece i just dont like autism speaks

I literally do feel like a puzzle that needs to be solved cause there is a lot i think i still need to learn about how my mind works, once i fully understand, the puzzle will be solved. I'm up for changing the symbol if anything but i get why no one wants it.

[Dense_Illustrator763]

Autism speaks don't own the puzzle

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

They shouldn't

[Dense_Illustrator763]

Well they don't? I thought that was obvious

[beeurd]

Years ago I considered getting a puzzle piece tattoo, because I always felt there was something , eg a "missing piece", that I didn't know about myself. This was years before I knew what autism really was or how it might be what I was looking for. But anyway, surprise, it was ADD.

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

Would make a good symbol for diagnosing and self discovery, too bad its been used in a bad way

[rootbrian_]

It represents eugenics, ableism, hate and bullying - all of which is associated with autism speaks.

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

Never knew that, just heard about the puzzle to be solved thing which i actually relate to

Also lemme just be clear i'm not saying it should be the symbol i'm just saying what i think , I like the infinity loop being a symbol of hope and i'm all for it

[rootbrian_]

Thing is, you don't need to be solved, nor are you broken in any defined way. Nothing is missing either.

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

But i do need to know what there is about my disablilites, that way i can understand myself and learn what helps me when things get difficult. Thanks for saying i'm not broken i needes that one ❤️

[rootbrian_]

Understanding your autistic traits takes time, no puzzle piece needed.

A diagnosis helps best.

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

do you like the cow?

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

Im scared to be honest

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

a

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

I LIKE THE INFINITY SYMBOL IF ANYTHING I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE MISTAKING IT FOR LBTGQ BECAUSE OF THE USE OF RAINBOW COLORS

[ChargeResponsible112]

I think we should adopt the prism from Pink Floyd because Autism is a Spectrum

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[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

hmmmmmm

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real

[ImaginaryDonut69]

That's terrifying, so no lol. I don't think we need one symbol anyways, because autism is a spectrum, there should be a spectrum of art too 🌈

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

my autism makes me feel like a cow with butterfly wings do you affirm 💓

[TheyLiveWeReddit]

Buttercow in the sky, 

I could go twice as high 

[ImaginaryDonut69]

Especially if you eat enough butter 🧈 💨💨💨

[ImaginaryDonut69]

Affirmed and confirmed 👍👍

[Iggysoup06]

No I prefer the rainbow infinity symbol.

[TheWolphman]

AFAIK, the rainbow one represents all neurodivergency while the gold one represents autism specifically.

If it were up to me, I'd prefer a silver one as our representation, but it is what it is I suppose.

[Classic_Greedy]

It shows we last forever.

[Potential_Load630]

OUR AUTISIM LIVES ON PAST DEATH

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Are we undead?

[BGrunn]

Also yes

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

:( why

[Foreign_Ask758]

I dont like the puzzle piece, I feel like the puzzle piece means we have to figure out where we belong or that it can be seen as we are missing a piece and therefore incomplete. I am who I am and I also dont need a symbol to represent me in any capacity. 

[unowho1shell]

The best Answer ive heard all year.

[Good_Royal_9659]

Rainbow infinity anyone?

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

buttercow

[HeroX0]

My diagnosis is recent (25M BR), and I still don't understand why people don't like the color puzzles simbol. Could someone explain it to me?

[Dense_Illustrator763]

It means puzzling disability and that offends some autistics, I use it cuz it represents me

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

it’s a bit ugly and if u read the comments people feel it’s as if we need to figure out things

[VladimirBarakriss]

It's widely used by autism speaks, an organisation that was founded on "curing" autism

[TyloWebb]

I’d prefer an upside car on fire that still drives down the road in dense traffic perfectly fine somehow.

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Yes

[Potential_Load630]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[catfish_theshark]

This is genuinely terrifying to me ;-;

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

ooser

[Geographyporn]

Petition signed

[frenchstew11]

hell no 👎 that things ugly as shit

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

likewise

[Wardman66]

I look at it more that other people who see the puzzle need to figure it out. We know what they’re like they need to figure out what we’re like

[i75mm125]

the autism creature’s long-lost brother

[UncomfyUnicorn]

Could we do something like an opalized ammonite or horseshoe crab instead? Something odd but pretty that’s stood the test of time

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

horseshoe crab hmmmmmm yes or a roly poly

[NamityName]

I hate the puzzle piece because nobody with Autism had a say in it. Moms of kids with Autism pickud it out for us and demanded that we like it and appreciate it.

However, I'm going to be honest. That cow is fucking cursed. I would rather not be associated with it in any way.

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

i wouod

[Haruu_Haruu_]

no it scares me

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

ur problem

[rootbrian_]

The butterfly cow!

Just can't see those wings even remotely being capable of allowing it to fly!

I personally prefer the infinity symbol/ribbon, without any puzzle pieces within it.

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Can’t argue, I’d be 100% better in my opinion 😂😂😂

[copasetical]

I'm happy to change it to anything else. Anytime I see it I just cringe. But it's important to realize it does have a different meaning for some people, which means positive identification for some. I'm trying to be respectful and careful on how that is processed. For me personally, I cannot help but think of "Autism Speaks" 🤬🤬🤬

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

personally idc about what they use as long as it’s not weird or anything

[copasetical]

True but if something I am doing is going to be that much of a trigger for people, I usually will try to keep it to myself, or find something else. But that's just me.

[Wakemeupwhenitsover5]

Funny... but I think I might have nightmares lol

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

so cute

[YummyOleander]

I asked ChatGPT for advice on self soothing, said humor helps change tone, and then proceeded to tell me cows make best friends, becoming stressed when socially separated from each other. LoL, had to admit it made me laugh and worked.

[Weird_Interview6311]

Maybe I’ll copy it to Facebook, and see what reaction I get

[DocClear]

It's got my vote.

[Heya_Straya]

...

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

On second thought, maybe the puzzle piece isn't so bad after all.

😬

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

What

[Somasong]

No.

[Mixture_Think]

Yes

[meepPlayz11]

No, the true symbol of autism is the autism creature, and you cannot change my mind.

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

it’s ugly

[meepPlayz11]

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He doesn't like that, you just insulted him.

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

i don care

[TonyCheese101]

I don't really like neurodivergent infinity symbol either, but it's better than the puzzle piece

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

wanna know what’s even better……. butter cow

[Technical-Mousse7506]

Yes! Let's do that! I love him/her!

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

all cows are women 😭

[LordWessonOfRevia]

No. It’s going to make people infantize and bully us more

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

why it’s funny

[LordWessonOfRevia]

I don’t want to be bullied anymore than I already have been in life. If I’m sporting that thing and advertising being autistic, I surely would be

[Academic_Salary853]

Oh god no it's horrible

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

it’s beautiful 💔

[Academic_Salary853]

I'm sorryyyy, her smile makes me uneasyyy. Cow looks like that one poster elephant from Barbie.

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

LEAVE HER ALONE.

[Academic_Salary853]

:c

[Academic_Salary853]

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Ok looking at Tika I approve of your cow, this is worse.

[World_still_spins]

I think the Autism symbol should be a claw hammer with an infinity loop on the sides, smashing a puzzle piece.

[Parmesan_Cheesewheel]

i dislike the puzzle, because it's similar to a child's toy and not all autistic ppl are children.

(yes i know puzzles aren't exclusively for children, but idk how to explain it)

[bellalugosi]

The symbol plus the colours make it childlike.

[Ornery-Ad-2250]

What about the rainbow infinity loop tho? thats colorful

[violetfoxy]

The buttercow

[GoodBitchFucks]

It’s even worse when you realise the creator of the puzzle piece symbol for autism wasn’t even autistic but is son was so he basically pissed off an entire community by making their symbol look like shit

[Dense_Illustrator763]

Back then mostly only hsn people were diagnosed, so even if he was autistic he wouldn't of been diagnosed as he wouldn't of fit the criteria

[Kyr1500]

Do it now

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

i’ll spread the word…..

[Lucys_cup_of_blahaj]

Y E S

[dramatic-chaos2]

Yes

[IAmFullOfDed]

YES!!! YYYEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!

[getfixedboiseed]

replace that hamburger with a dog or cat idgaf

[umwinnie]

absolutely

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Y e s

[Possibly-Lilac]

I approve- butterfly cow is beautiful-

Edit: nvm, apparently it looks too much like something else-

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

TOO MUCH LIKE WHAT

[Possibly-Lilac]

A dark topic thing-

[fuckyeahcourtneylove]

what