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Use of the Puzzle logo in national newspaper

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Great to have this positive coverage in the Guardian but do others find it very disturbing that a national newspaper is using the puzzle piece to depict autistic people?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/oct/20/at-47-i-discovered-i-am-autistic-suddenly-so-many-things-made-sense

  • in reply to aidie

    me 1 year ago lol

  • its kinda weird to see my own comments a year ago Slight smile

    and whats really weird is I cant fix the typing errors ( i cant edit it ! )

  • Interesting article

  • Honestly, I love this symbol. However, there are a lot of ideological beliefs about the puzzle piece. Those who support the symbol wish to believe — that it is part of a search for answers and that if they find that answer, it will improve the lives of autistic people. However, the reality is that the symbol damages the discourse around Autism while being widely considered offensive to autistic people. I also saw this symbol in free jigsaw puzzles online. Maybe it would be better if they proposed another symbol.

  • in reply to NAS77030

    I agree, the innacurate terminology leads to unnecessary stigma and isolation.

  • in reply to Ausomely Autistic

    When the word 'symptoms' is said it honestly sounds like we are people with a contageous disease like covid or something. 

  • I am entirely unoffended by puzzle pieces, they ain't swastikas. I have had a lifetime of being puzzled by my sensory issues and my problems communicating with, and connecting to, other people, so a puzzle piece seems quite appropriate.

  • Honestly, I love this symbol. However, there are a lot of ideological beliefs about the puzzle piece. Those who support the symbol wish to believe — that it is part of a search for answers and that if they find that answer, it will improve the lives of autistic people. However, the reality is that the symbol damages the discourse around Autism while being widely considered offensive to autistic people.

  • I have read the article and I agree that the puzzle piece symbol is offensive but I think that the use of the term ‘symptoms’ as opposed to autistic traits is worse, horrible and harmful. This term was even used by the autistic person herself.

  • Yes it an outdated logo and that is a concern that some people still believe in the interpretation behind it. What you should be more concerned is the amount of misinformation of autism on youtube and some medical video still refer to autism is a linea line from severe to mild.    

  • The symbol is known as an autistic symbol. I know people who when diagnosed have tattooed at puzzle piece on their arm. I personally prefer the rainbow spectrum icons because they descrpt thespectrum more. 

    Thanks for the article I will have a read of it.