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Kemi Badenoch

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Kemi Badenoch says autistic children do not get “better treatment or equipment at school”. Tell that to my autistic son who comes home and breaks down each night from the strain of going to school and is almost unable to leave the house at weekends from exhaustion.


She says autistic adults receive “economic advantages and protections” at work and in society. No we don't. I have had over 40 jobs in the last 15 years and almost every single one has led to a breakdown or burnout due to trying to survive in a workplace not designed for my needs. 

Each time I try to heal and pick myself up and go again to the next job because I know there is no other alternative. because process to claim PIP or other disability benefits for me or my son is nearly impossible.


The worst thing about Kemi's thoughtlessness is it will feed into the stereotypes and misconceptions that so many people already have about autistic people in this country. There will be so many reactionary idiots reading that today and nodding their heads and saying "oh finally someone's saying it". Her words will make this country an even more inhospitable, understanding place for autistic people than it already is. We already know we're not welcome, we don't need a potential future Prime Minister saying it

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  • I think she's a silly cow! She obviously knows nothing about being ND and whilst anxiety is often a symptom of being ND, it's just wrong the way she lumped them together.

    If she gets elected as Tory leader, then I don't think she'll last long, or if she does make it as far as the next election then we'll probably have another Labour government, seeing as she's going after maternity pay, leave, and disability in general

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Thanks, TheCatWoman for calling out Badenoch's dreadful comments. It did worry me to read about the essay and the harm such comments cause but reading your reply made me laugh as you put it so well.  

  • in reply to LucyLandRover

    Trouble with Badenoch, is she puts her name to stuff and then when challenged about the content, says she didn't read it all or she was only asked for a quote or something, it seems that for her denial is a river in Egypt. Implying that she dosen't read everything she puts her name too, makes her sound lazy and dangerous, lazy because she's not understanding what she's signing and dangerous because she could sign anything, what if someone put a docuent in front of her saying that we had to give 10% of our GDP to Russia or China and she signed it? She could sign things to her own detriment too, like something inherently racist or sexist? I think we've had enough of lazy politicians who seem unable to think, or who have no idea about the lives of ordinary people. I'd love to see a chancellor of the exchequer budget on UC with insecure housing, kids needing new shoes and choosing whether to heat or eat. I'd like to see ministers get together and look at how so many disabilities gang up and cause problems for one person, myself and I suspect many others, have disabilities that in themselves aren't that bad, but when put together make life very difficult. I'd like to see a more holistic approach from all government depts, not just to disability but to running the country in general.

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  • in reply to LucyLandRover

    Trouble with Badenoch, is she puts her name to stuff and then when challenged about the content, says she didn't read it all or she was only asked for a quote or something, it seems that for her denial is a river in Egypt. Implying that she dosen't read everything she puts her name too, makes her sound lazy and dangerous, lazy because she's not understanding what she's signing and dangerous because she could sign anything, what if someone put a docuent in front of her saying that we had to give 10% of our GDP to Russia or China and she signed it? She could sign things to her own detriment too, like something inherently racist or sexist? I think we've had enough of lazy politicians who seem unable to think, or who have no idea about the lives of ordinary people. I'd love to see a chancellor of the exchequer budget on UC with insecure housing, kids needing new shoes and choosing whether to heat or eat. I'd like to see ministers get together and look at how so many disabilities gang up and cause problems for one person, myself and I suspect many others, have disabilities that in themselves aren't that bad, but when put together make life very difficult. I'd like to see a more holistic approach from all government depts, not just to disability but to running the country in general.

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