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NAS does it again

electra

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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    Given that this is a report on the opinions of people relating to the language used about a mental health issue which affects people across a spectrum of affect then I'm not sure what expectations you might have? The factors highlighted don't lend themselves to precision or certainty about anything. There isn't a golden truth to be identified, it identifies that the subject is foggy and fraught with disagreement. Identifying the range of views, and describing these in some detail, adds something to the knowledge of the subject.

    Having 500 respondents from the autistic community is statistically valid enough, IMO, given the fact that there isn't a numerical quantity that had to be estimated.

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    Given that this is a report on the opinions of people relating to the language used about a mental health issue which affects people across a spectrum of affect then I'm not sure what expectations you might have? The factors highlighted don't lend themselves to precision or certainty about anything. There isn't a golden truth to be identified, it identifies that the subject is foggy and fraught with disagreement. Identifying the range of views, and describing these in some detail, adds something to the knowledge of the subject.

    Having 500 respondents from the autistic community is statistically valid enough, IMO, given the fact that there isn't a numerical quantity that had to be estimated.

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