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In England, are people with an ASD considered disabled and/or vulnerable under English Law?

zone_tripper
over 12 years ago

In England, under English Law (Mental Health Capacity Act, Vunerable Adults Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Equalities Act, Autism Act, etc), are adults with an ASD considered to be disabled, mentally disabled, vulnerable adults, or similar?

And if so, what are the legal rights of such ASD suffers, what are they entitled to that differ from a non-ASD person, so on and so forth, etc? 

(I have Asperger Syndrome and suffer badly from depression, anxiety, paranoia, fear for the future, difficulty coping with change, etc.  So I am wondering whether I am considered as having a disablity, a mental disability, and/or considered a vulnerable adult.)

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  • over 12 years ago

    I understand where Longman is coming from. People with mild AS or borderline cases often have more empathy than those  who are more severely affected and so they can provide understanding and support. Longman, we need more people like you in Universities and other institutions in order to raise awareness of ASD.

    I also agree that ASD is not all negative, and that we should not be seen as helpless victims but as active agents with the ability to improve ourselves. But I still think we are disabled because of the disadvantages we face,compared to NTs, in our day to day lives, no matter how successful we become.

    I agree with the social model of disability. We have potential but sadly  most people with AS are unemployed or in jobs that are beneath their ability. Only a very few people with AS (and you are very lucky Longman) obtain decent employment, which is why we need to provide more opportunities for people with ASD.

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  • over 12 years ago

    I understand where Longman is coming from. People with mild AS or borderline cases often have more empathy than those  who are more severely affected and so they can provide understanding and support. Longman, we need more people like you in Universities and other institutions in order to raise awareness of ASD.

    I also agree that ASD is not all negative, and that we should not be seen as helpless victims but as active agents with the ability to improve ourselves. But I still think we are disabled because of the disadvantages we face,compared to NTs, in our day to day lives, no matter how successful we become.

    I agree with the social model of disability. We have potential but sadly  most people with AS are unemployed or in jobs that are beneath their ability. Only a very few people with AS (and you are very lucky Longman) obtain decent employment, which is why we need to provide more opportunities for people with ASD.

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