The catch is we are now the product.
They'll use Affinity to draw people from Adobe.
And then something...ads, or pushing you to a Canva Pro subscription.
Just the beginning of the pathway.

The announcement makes me incredibly sad. The single-purchase was a huge drawcard for me.
If a product is free, then we are the product.

I loved "The Only Good Indians" and very keen to read more of Stephen's work!

[Prediction: In September they will publish a report that will point the blame at childhood vaccination schedule. By the end of the decade, diseases we thought were neutralised will surge. And autism rates will not have changed.]

And here's where leaders like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
can help:
advocating for funding and resources for autism support in the community.
It's about caring and helping people to thrive.
#NotAnEpidemic #AutismAwareness

It's essential that we as a community understand that we are not looking at a sudden rise in cases.
Instead, we are more capable of identifying autism in all its forms.

This isn't a case of "an epidemic".
It's more diagnoses due to better screening and evolving understanding of autism's diverse presentations.

Over the last 70 years, recognition of autism has broadened. We now use the term "autism spectrum disorder" because there is a range of symptoms and severities.
Nonverbal to high verbal.
Varying cognitive abilities.

When RFK Jr. Was a kid, autism was considered rare.
The focus was on severe cases.
Hence "1 in 10,000".

When RFK Jr. was a kid, the diagnostic criteria were narrow.
Since then, further work have changed the criteria.
We have a better understanding of what autism is, how it presents, and (importantly) how it can be managed.

I've created an adult who is pre-loaded with my pop-culture references...