Live Q&A on Talk About Autism about the Autism Strategy

http://www.talkaboutautism.org.uk/page/liveevents/adult_autism_strategy.cfm

Longman, I am sure you would have a contribution or two for this?

Those that can't or don't want to take part can email questions in beforehand.

Parents
  • It really bugs me when people offer email addresses and then don't reply.  I mean is it a publicity stunt?  Here is "my" email address, please do tell me what you would like.

    We believe that and merrily email off, only to find it's a generic one which probably, as it's swamped with desperate people on the spectrum's emails asking for what we need, they don't bother replying as there are too many of us pointing out they aren't doing anything right.  It doesn't fit with their agenda.  Then they just have a pat response to fob off people who persist, that is, exactly as I describe, a politician's response.

    Yes, I agree that he has a lot to learn - but if he's not answering his emails he never will.  Perhaps it really is a publicity stunt "oh look, we are really trying hard with autism, to understand and offer what is needed" (loving the italics function Smile) when in reality it's an unanswered inbox.

    Yes, the NAS should get involved.  Until the points are hammered home, until the right people "get it" they won't approach it from the right perspective and take the right actions.

    The government needs to make it clear authorities will get heavy penalties for not doing what they have to by law.

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  • It really bugs me when people offer email addresses and then don't reply.  I mean is it a publicity stunt?  Here is "my" email address, please do tell me what you would like.

    We believe that and merrily email off, only to find it's a generic one which probably, as it's swamped with desperate people on the spectrum's emails asking for what we need, they don't bother replying as there are too many of us pointing out they aren't doing anything right.  It doesn't fit with their agenda.  Then they just have a pat response to fob off people who persist, that is, exactly as I describe, a politician's response.

    Yes, I agree that he has a lot to learn - but if he's not answering his emails he never will.  Perhaps it really is a publicity stunt "oh look, we are really trying hard with autism, to understand and offer what is needed" (loving the italics function Smile) when in reality it's an unanswered inbox.

    Yes, the NAS should get involved.  Until the points are hammered home, until the right people "get it" they won't approach it from the right perspective and take the right actions.

    The government needs to make it clear authorities will get heavy penalties for not doing what they have to by law.

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