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NAS does it again

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I am applying for help through Access to Work. They have agreed that I can have a workplace assessment from the NAS.

So far so good, but the NAS leaflet I am supposed to give my employer talks about autism spectrum disorder. In huge letters. I'm autistic, I don't have a disorder. Even the government doesn't use the term in its Autism Strategy and our council doesn't use it either.

If I give this information to my employer it will further downgrade my abilties in their eyes. I will feel demeaned and compromised. I know the assessment will be done by someone who regards me as having a disorder.

 NAS, please stop doing this to us

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  • On the research/survey:

    So far there are only 6 (non-moderater) replies on the sticky thread "How would you describe autism? Language Research released." General Chat forum.

    The moderaters write that they are  "keen to know what you think about this".
    I am sure that there are more than 6 people out there who will have an opinion on what language is used re us and our autism.

    There is a link to information about the survey and the numbers and groups of people surveyed.
    The numbers are interesting... a few of us have already commented on the autistic group being quite small.  

    There are significant differences in the terms each group prefers to use. So it is worth looking at if you are interested in how we are viewed. 

    That view extends beyond surveys like this... they give a snap-shot of what we are likely to be called and how we will be viewed in the workplace as we have been discussing... and the wider world. 

     

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  • On the research/survey:

    So far there are only 6 (non-moderater) replies on the sticky thread "How would you describe autism? Language Research released." General Chat forum.

    The moderaters write that they are  "keen to know what you think about this".
    I am sure that there are more than 6 people out there who will have an opinion on what language is used re us and our autism.

    There is a link to information about the survey and the numbers and groups of people surveyed.
    The numbers are interesting... a few of us have already commented on the autistic group being quite small.  

    There are significant differences in the terms each group prefers to use. So it is worth looking at if you are interested in how we are viewed. 

    That view extends beyond surveys like this... they give a snap-shot of what we are likely to be called and how we will be viewed in the workplace as we have been discussing... and the wider world. 

     

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