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Why does everyone with autism get treated differently ?

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Why does everyone with autism get treated differently ?

By reading the forum, it appears to me that everyone is getting treated differently with autism ? Bus Passes, Benefits, support, employment, housing, diagnosis,, there doesn't seem to be a NHS treatment standard across the board. I thought the NAS would have policed this side of things,, so that AUTISM IS AUTISM, not an adhoc system. It is a disgrace ! to all those professional bodies involved. Yell

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  • ...it took me some time to think about this stranger, I think you have misinterpreted the question.  My understanding is that OP was asking about autistic people being treated differently from NTs, and you seem to have read it as autistics being treated differently from one another.

    Either that, or it's the other way round and it's me that's misunderstood.  But judging by the post I think I understood correctly.  Perhaps OP could pop on and clarify.

    You are however, correct that some people don't need free bus passes etc.  They will still have needs because of their autism though.  That could be support needs, social skills needs, mental health needs, even if it's not full on.  However, also don't forget that coping skills can vary with autism, so an individual may not need those things you refer to at a given moment in time, but then after struggling on without the support and trying to be "normal" in a job, living alone etc. they can regress and lose all that and then they could need the benefits and bus pass.

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  • ...it took me some time to think about this stranger, I think you have misinterpreted the question.  My understanding is that OP was asking about autistic people being treated differently from NTs, and you seem to have read it as autistics being treated differently from one another.

    Either that, or it's the other way round and it's me that's misunderstood.  But judging by the post I think I understood correctly.  Perhaps OP could pop on and clarify.

    You are however, correct that some people don't need free bus passes etc.  They will still have needs because of their autism though.  That could be support needs, social skills needs, mental health needs, even if it's not full on.  However, also don't forget that coping skills can vary with autism, so an individual may not need those things you refer to at a given moment in time, but then after struggling on without the support and trying to be "normal" in a job, living alone etc. they can regress and lose all that and then they could need the benefits and bus pass.

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