Published on 12, July, 2020
Firstly let’s start with the governments decision to turn cash disability payments into vouchers instead. Removing cash from disabled people is inhumane.
Secondly let’s look at the assisted suicide laws that are supposed to come in at some point. They will in my opinion use these laws to kill autistic people that are simply depressed or suffering from bowel issues.
Thirdly let’s look at the crack down on advertising of alternative therapies for autism. They are cracking down on all advertising that claims anything other than pharmaceutical drugs can treat autism. Because you are not allowed to take anything other than what the government tells you you are allowed to take. For example they are banning advertising that claims that Pycnogenol can help autistic people. It is a potent anti inflammatory supplement made from plant compounds. The government has obviously banned these advertisements because they want you to think your symptoms are untreatable and that the only way to feel better is to take their drugs that they approve for you. Fair enough if the drugs actually worked but how many of you have tried antipsychotics and antidepressants only to find they either do nothing or make your symptoms worse sometimes even.
All this makes me not hopeful for the future of autistic people. We have discussed already how they want to find a gene responsible for autism so they can prevent it. Now they are looking at other ways to make our lives more miserable. The NAS has to not allow this kind of thing!
The fact vouchers are even being suggested is awful. The genuine people don't claim for the sake of it, we can't live on vouchers to help get a little of our shopping. Most of us rely on things like PIP and ESA. Our lives literally depend on it in some people's cases and they're offering us a voucher-its disgusting and shaming disabled people who didn't ask to be disabled.
Why can't the governments actually just help us rather than constantly try and make an already stressful and hard life even more stressful and hard. It's so frustrating.
I am afraid it is because to fix the system is long term and costs money and governments are only thinking of the next election these sorts of things should be taken out of politics and an independent body rules what to do
It's terrible. You're right, things like this shouldn't be in politics. It's not fair on the people who truly need that help. I try to avoid reading the news because stuff like this is just so stressful.
I could not agree with you more! The news is incredibly stressful and triggering for me too.
Paige said:things like this shouldn't be in politics. It's not fair on the people who truly need that help.
Politicians need votes to get into power in order to make policies.
To get into power they need to appeal to a majority of people - well not strictly true but they need to appeal to more people than their opponents.
To cater for the likes of autists they are going to have to spend quite a lot of money which will need to be paid for by the majority of those who voted for them - making them less attractive for the next time they need the votes.
For the polticians it is better to spend that money on something that appeals to the masses than the (minority) needy.
This is the mechanism at work here.
We are competing with lots of other minority groups insisting on having money spent - refugees, trans, etc and we are not very intrusive for them so don't get much attention paid to us.