As part of National Autism Awareness Week, the Autism Alliance want to highlight the lack of support for children and adults with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.
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My 5 yr old does suffer every day. Food allergies, intestinal discomfort, headaches inability to speak or communicate in any way, severe hyperactivity, heart palpitations, eating plaster out of walls, exzema, asthma, self injurious behavior, etc. I believe what you’re referring to is aspergers syndrome, not kanners syndrome. They are on the same spectrum but entirely different disabilities. It is the fact that you communicate which leads me to believe you have Aspergers not Kanners
yeah, a hidden disability which made you chimpies discover e=mc^2, time dilation-lenght contraction-non absolute simultanity, evolution happening by natural selection, calculus, electromagnetism, electric fields, quantum physics etc etc… woow… a disability eh? ignorance sells….
There are financial reasons why the Government should be interested in supporting autistic people, particularly higher up in the spectrum because it is doc**ented that people are frequently unemployed or underemployed. A lot of tax could be paid to the Government from those individuals able to do so, if only given the required support. Autistic people want to do a hard day’s work! But the Government must support it, and at the right level for the person, be that high medium or low.
What about the cost to society by not maximising ability that could be generating revenue contributions to the government, becoming a contributing part of society. This could be achieved by providing the right support, the comparative cost of which is very little. This with the sense of inclusion that an honest day’s work creates for the individual, the ability to practice social skills which a supportive work environment gives, and a sense of purpose. These are JUST as important.
Here in Australia, support is severely lacking. People with conventional mental illnesses get more support than Aspergers people. It isn’t very good when, despite your intelligence, you still can’t get any job and participate fully in adult society.
Yes, agreed, (from another autistic) autism doesn’t cause suffering – it is the lack of understanding which does!
Great video. Very important points raised!! I totally aggree. But speech needs some work. For example, you can’t say: “People on the Autistic spectrum disorder”. It is incorrect. “People on the Autistic spectrum” is correct. Factwise, and people do NOT SUFFER from Autistic spectrum disorder – Autism doesn’t cause suffering. Lack of understanding does. Perhaps, if people in this video used less stuffy language it would be easier to understand. But idea itself is superb!