Editing Jigsaw puzzle (section)

===Mental health===
According to the [[Alzheimer Society of Canada]], doing jigsaw puzzles is one of many activities that can help keep the brain active and may reduce the risk of [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>[http://www.alzheimer.ca/english/brain/challengeyourself.htm Healthy Brain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212111954/http://alzheimer.ca/english/brain/challengeyourself.htm |date=2010-12-12 }} Alzheimer Society of Canada Accessed 30 March 2011</ref>

[[File:Autismawareness.jpg|thumb|upright|An "autism awareness" ribbon, featuring red, blue, and yellow jigsaw pieces]]
Jigsaw puzzle pieces were first used as a symbol for [[Autism spectrum|autism]] in 1963 by the United Kingdom's [[National Autistic Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/about-the-nas/who-we-are/timeline/timeline-text-only-version.aspx |title=NAS timeline (text only version) |publisher=National Autistic Society |date=2015-02-09 |access-date=2022-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144250/http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/about-the-nas/who-we-are/timeline/timeline-text-only-version.aspx |archive-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The organization chose jigsaw pieces for their logo to represent the "puzzling" nature of autism and the inability to "[[Conformity|fit in]]" due to social differences, and also because jigsaw pieces were recognizable and otherwise unused.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?a=2183&d=364|title=Perspectives on a puzzle piece|publisher=National Autistic Society|date=June 1997|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060417/http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?a=2183&d=364|archive-date=2007-10-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> Puzzle pieces have since been incorporated into the logos and promotional materials of many organizations, including the [[Autism Society of America]] and [[Autism Speaks]].

Proponents of the [[autism rights movement]] oppose the jigsaw puzzle iconography, stating that metaphors such as "puzzling" and "incomplete" are harmful to autistic people. Critics of the puzzle piece symbol instead advocate for a gold-colored or red [[infinity]] symbol representing diversity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unpuzzled.net/2012/05/02/i-am-not-a-puzzle-from-reports-from-a-resident-alien/|title=I am not a puzzle: From Reports from a Resident Alien|author=Lisa D. (full last name unknown)|publisher=Unpuzzled|date=2012-05-02|access-date=2014-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730054432/http://unpuzzled.net/2012/05/02/i-am-not-a-puzzle-from-reports-from-a-resident-alien/|archive-date=2014-07-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, the journal [[Autism (journal)|''Autism'']] concluded that the use of the jigsaw puzzle evoked negative public perception towards autistic individuals. They removed the puzzle piece from their cover in February 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Diament|first1=Michelle|title=Autism Journal Abandons Puzzle Piece|url=https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2018/02/02/autism-journal-abandons-puzzle/24668/|access-date=March 18, 2018|work=Disability Scoop|date=February 2, 2018|language=en}}</ref>