The mark
A puzzle piece,and an infinity sign.A respectful nod to a symbol many people associate with autism.What the mark says.
The puzzle piece has been autism's most recognized symbol for decades. It did important work. It also carried a shadow: a piece implies something missing, something incomplete, something to be solved.
The infinity sign is the symbol the autistic community chose for itself: a counter-statement. Autistic lives are not broken. They are continuous and whole.
We fused them. The piece does not disappear. The infinity does not replace it. One object holds both truths.
Two symbols.
One mark.
The piece
Classic jigsaw silhouette. Orange on the left, as in the Puzzably brand. Recognized instantly. Carried by autism organizations since the 1960s. We keep it because erasing it would be its own kind of erasure.
The infinity
The lemniscate, the sideways figure-8. Green on the right. Adopted by the autistic community as the rainbow infinity to say: autistic people are not missing anything. The loop is complete.
The ribbon
A gold stroke ties the two lobes together at a single crosspoint. Autistic-pride gold #E8A23D, where the piece and the infinity meet.
What we commit to.
We do not speak for autistic people. We listen to them, fund them, and get out of the way.
We use identity-first language (autistic person) unless an individual prefers person-first. Both are valid.
We will not run an 'autism awareness month' campaign. Awareness is not the work.
We do not describe autism as a tragedy, a burden, or something to be cured.
When we give, we name the organizations and are specific about it. No vague pledges.
See the cause and the organizations we back.
Named organizations, published amounts, and the context behind each one.