GiveBackAmerica

One of our goals at GiveBackAmerica.org is to provide enough charities on our site so that everyone can shop and support their personal favorite cause.  In the process of trying to draw attention to our site, we learned from many members of the autism community that there are a few different views on how autism should be handled.  We are proud to announce that we now feature charities that support each of these views.

First, there is the Foundation for Autism Research & Remediation (FARR).  FARR's main objective is to fund research aimed at developing effective remediation of the specific cognitive, emotional and social deficits which many autistic individuals possess.  They aim at improving the quality of life of autistic individuals by funding research to develop treatments to help make their everyday lives easier.

Second, we are proud to announce the addition of the The Autism Acceptance Project (TAAP) to GiveBackAmerica.org.  TAAP works to promote acceptance of and accommodations for autistic people in society.  They believe in neurodiversity, which Wikipedia defines as "an idea that asserts that atypical (neurodivergent) neurological wiring is a normal human difference that is to be tolerated and respected as any other human difference.  Many autistic individuals and their families feel that trying to "cure" someone with autism is the same as trying to change someones personality, and it should not be done.  TAAP tries to help answer the question "What kinds of help do autistics need in order to succeed and contribute to society as autistic people?". 

We are thankful to all the people who pointed out that there are differing views on Autism. We have added many of their blog links to the section on the bottom right of this page.  Regardless of which charity you support, make sure to use GiveBackAmerica.org every time you shop online.  Both these charities need all the financial support that we can give them.  To start shopping online for your favorite charity at one of our over 200 major retailers, simply click the link below to go to our homepage.