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Autism Awareness - funded research

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The Government has provided £0.5 million to 8 research initiatives to advance autism awareness.

Seven of the 8 (according to the NAS website under:the autism strategy an overview - autism awareness and training - government commissioned autism awareness training) have produced outcomes of various kinds.

The eighth is NAS which just gives a link back to the page explaining the autism strategy.

NAS is the one heading up the PUSH FOR ACTION campaign. What was the NAS funded research outcome, and why is there nothing set against the NAS contribution in that part of the website?

The Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Psychology Society seem to have produced E-learning packs which as yet I haven't found a way into to find out what they say - I probably have to buy one to see what its about.

Oxford University interviewed 37 people on the spectrum and other groups of parents, siblings and grandparents. Not altogether clear what they found out. Skills for Health/Skills for Care carried out widespread consultation, whatever that means in practice? But they all have something allegedly productive to say, except NAS.

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  • Paull, I know a little about overheads and £20,000 a year salary costs an organisation nearly double that. The biggest outgoing for most charities is salaries, and the amount paid to a chief executive doesn't make that big a hole proportionately. Its not NAS's fault that chief executives have ridiculous expectations.

    There used to be a time when being "chief executive" meant something - like they'd carry the blame if something went wrong. Nowadays if they screw up and have to go, their contracts include a hefty compensation pay out. Quite a few local authorities have already learned that sacking a chief executive costs upwards of half a million pounds.

    So its not NAS's fault the chief executive is costing them. No-one has any choice.

    I'd rather focus on the message NAS is giving out. The problem with Push for Action is it is asking others to make changes when NAS is patently not a good example.

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  • Paull, I know a little about overheads and £20,000 a year salary costs an organisation nearly double that. The biggest outgoing for most charities is salaries, and the amount paid to a chief executive doesn't make that big a hole proportionately. Its not NAS's fault that chief executives have ridiculous expectations.

    There used to be a time when being "chief executive" meant something - like they'd carry the blame if something went wrong. Nowadays if they screw up and have to go, their contracts include a hefty compensation pay out. Quite a few local authorities have already learned that sacking a chief executive costs upwards of half a million pounds.

    So its not NAS's fault the chief executive is costing them. No-one has any choice.

    I'd rather focus on the message NAS is giving out. The problem with Push for Action is it is asking others to make changes when NAS is patently not a good example.

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