Do Blue Pumpkins Really Raise Acceptance For Autism?

Or do they promote separation by marking out children for being different?

Nicholle Gillian
Nov 4 · 5 min read
Photo by Colton Sturgeon on Unsplash

As she was about to drop a handful of treats into his bucket, Majorie couldn’t help but remark on the colour of Sam’s plastic pumpkin. It was blue, and not the usual orange colour you’d expect a pumpkin to be. Luckily, his mother was there to explain…

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