Published on 12, July, 2020
To me there still seems to be a gap in the market, with most resources focussing on autistic children and young adults and hardly anything for older people. So it makes a change to see a video on the experience of older autistic people. We could really due with resources that cover the whole lifespan, I think, including end of life care (my unidentified autistic dad died on a busy, noisy ward (radio 2 blaring constantly, as if this would automatically be helpful to patients) which, even though I wasn't aware of our neurodivergence even just a few years ago, I know would have made him much less comfortable).Dad enjoyed peace and quiet, or maybe a little Radio 4 and I remember thinking that it was a pity he wouldn't wear earphones (great difficulty putting up with anything around his head or face, including glasses). We all need and deserve much better as we grow older. www.youtube.com/watch
I was in hospital last year and I thought the same thing - it’s a terrible environment for autistic people. Actually I think it’s a terrible environment for lots on non-autistic people too.
Nowhere near enough attention is given to making hospital a peaceful, comfortable, restful place. To heal you need peace and comfort.
Yes, I think the focus is necessarily on medical procedures, meds and monitoring, but that at least some attention to peace and comfort would promote healing too.