Thread by @JenniAgitator

The National Council on Severe Autism is a hate group. My son would classify as what they call “severe,” but I think it’s hateful to use that word to describe human beings. @NCSAutismorg is opposed to dangerous restraint and seclusion bans in Keeping All Students Safe Act.

Before they blocked me, I confronted them about this last year, about their mistruths they tell about #KASSA, they claimed they aren’t pro restraint & seclusion. If you’re opposed to banning them, you’re for them. It’s not complicated. Read here: ncsautism.org/blog//how-the-…

Also in this article above, there’s a lot of hate speech about autistic people with higher support needs. They’re also pro-sub-minimum wage for disabled people, pennies per hour, and for exploitive sheltered workshops. It’s all in there.

High support needs autistic people are one of the populations most subjected to dangerous restraints and seclusion, which traumatize and kill too many. It’s stunning an org claiming to represent this population of pro-abuse of them. Here’s what my son has to say about the issue

Last week, @NCSAautismorg decided to helicopter into Virginia entirely uninvited and helped kill a bill that would have would have made schools more supportive and inclusive of nonspeakers and removed discriminatory arbitrary IQ criteria for AAC access.

High support needs autistics & nonspeakers are groups most subjected to dangerous restraints & seclusion and the main reason for this is they are 1 of least supported populations. @NCSAutismOrg proves again they aren’t just pro restraint & seclusion, but are advocating for more

What lays bare the lies of @NCSAutismOrg on their concerns about bans, they feigned concern police would be called. If so, why didn’t @NCSAutismOrg intervene on HB 89, when in VA, principals must call police for all behavioral incidents?

Hey @NCSAutismOrg how come you swooped into VA to lobby against passage of a bill (HB1047) that would have expanded inclusion and accommodations for high support needs nonspeaking autistics, but nowhere to be found on a bill that could land many of them in juvenile detention?HB89

Here are YOUR words. You’re concerned if schools can no longer use dangerous restraints on high support needs kids, (which is all that KASSA bans, not all restraints, so that’s a LIE) then used the threat of cops to gas-light parents, why NOTHING said about HB 89?

Last question @NCSAautismorg did Jill not actually read the Keeping All Students Safe Act prior to gaslighting parents into opposing it? KASSA doesn’t ban ALL forms of restraint, only those that have killed kids. Did you not read the bill or were you lying here? I’m curious.

I made film describing forms of restraint banned in Keeping All Students Safe Act. KASSA bans supine, prone, mechanical, chemical restraints. Why is @NCSAutismOrg lying? How can an org that claims to represent those killed by these restraints be for them?

Keeping All Students Safe Act, which was introduced by @ChrisMurphyCT in the Senate and @DonBeyerVA in the House also bans all seclusion torture. Is @NCSAutismOrg pro-torture for high support needs autistics?

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Verbiage in 4 photos: “Schools need resources to properly address the challenges of severe autism, but the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA) is not the answer. Schools need resources to properly address the challenges of severe autism, but the KASSA is not the answer.

KASSA eliminates even harmless physical contact needed to keep many students safe and de facto relies on law enforcement intervention to respond to students experiencing crisis. d to students experiencing crisis.”

Photo of teen autistic protester in green holding that says, “ban dangerous restraints and seclusion.” Meme copy: he should be inside working on policy, not outside protesting. Nothing about is without us. Endseclusion.org