Personally, I have a son with cerebral palsy that's also in the autistic spectrum.

Having said that, my son is autistic.

I'm sorry to hear that. I'll give both of you my best wishes :)

Phidaissi... I think this sums up everything...

Good intentions sometimes do not have good results.

If no one tries to tell those with good intentions, then those results don't change.

I can't force anyone to change who they donate to, but I can try to educate them as to why their good intentions might not be having the good results they believe them to have.

The fact that people say they are 'sorry to hear' someone is autistic really says a lot about perceptions of autism, and that's really bad for autistics.

People with disabilities do not want pity. They want acceptance.

Not directly relevant, but must be said.... I do not in any way enjoy societies current mindset of 'Your thought processes function differently than mine, therefore there MUST be something wrong with you, we MUST cure you', and consider it to be the largest modern fallacy of society... change 'thought processes' for 'color of skin' and you realize precisely how *advanced* our society truly is.

As this discussion has been answered by Management, and has run its course with differing opinions, it's time to bring it to an end.

Thank you all for your input.