SpeechBlubs have been using extremely discriminatory and offensive advertising campaigns. There have been several of these advertisements constantly showing up throughout social media platforms.

Examples of these include:

- A drooling, vacant looking baby staring at a screen labelled ‘non-verbal’ & a smiling, happy, colourful child labelled ‘verbal’

- A child crying all alone on a swing labelled ‘non-verbal’ & a child in a group of other children, playing, happy & accepted labelled ‘verbal’

This kind of advertising is appalling. It is offensive to the autism community & parents of children with autism. They are aiming to show non verbal children in a negative way (crying, drooling, isolated), while verbal children are being shown as happy, accepted and included. 

I myself am a mum to a beautiful 3 year old girl with autism. She is non verbal, but she is an amazing, happy, funny child who lights up every room. She is not a drooling, unhappy, crying child. 

The same goes to all the other amazing autistic children: 

This business has been called out by the autism community previously for their use of offensive advertisements, and blatant discrimination towards non-verbal autistic children & adults. This cannot continue. We cannot let our children be discriminated against like this. 

SpeechBlubs simply cannot get away with this. 

This is not good enough. Please sign.