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Everyone is talking about Gov. Sarah Palin. We know she has a baby with Down ...
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An ad agency made these so-called ransom notes to help people become aware of adhd and autism. The ADHD one is above. Here's an example of the autism one:
''We have your son. We will make sure he will no longer be able to care for himself or interact socially as long as he lives.''
Advocates for children with autism and for other special-needs children said the ads reinforced negative stereotypes.
Thousands of parents complained, according to the story in the New York Times, and the ads were pulled two weeks later. What do you think?
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I agree. We do not need to add fuel to the fire. In my opinion, the ads definitely reinforce the negative stereotypes that the majority of people already have about A...