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When AS is not "significant impairment"

longman

I would like to introduce a thread that deals with AS/ASD with lesser impairment - when those diagnosed do not strictly meet the requirement of "significant impairment". These are the people with ASD/AS who are able to manage their lives or who have not been successful in claiming support or whose access to support is being challenged under the new constraints.

From other dialogue here, there is clearly some concern amongst those with significant impairment that too many people are being diagnosed who are perceived as not fitting the "significant impairment" criteria.  That includes people who have improved/ "been cured" since original diagnosis.

Some of this may otherwise belong under "Living on the Spectrum", but I feel there are a lot of concerns under diagnosis and assessment that need addressing where people are managing to cope with impairment and have some degree of fulfilment. This includes socialising, relationships, travel, work etc. However the reason I bring this up is that there are maybe significant issues for those who do not meet the "significantly impoaired" criteria that differ from the latter. I don'r feel these get a fair hearing.

If the moderators want to move this to "Living on the Spectrum" fair enough, but can you please do it so that there is an opportunity to discuss issues affecting those with "lesser impairment"

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  • Hi again,

    I'm glad you seem to share my view Longman, I am not a regular visitor here and tend to dip in and out.  Although I subscribe to discussions that I contribute to the feature does not seem to work for me so I don't know when there have been further contributions.

    I agree True Colours that research into how effective help for people diagnosed with ASC is would be helpful.  I think a comparision with those who are undiagnosed and unsupported would be difficult as they would be people who have subsequently been diagnosed and thus would have been operating in a different employment/educational context.

    I would also like to ask True Colours and Hope if I could quote some of your statements from this thread.  I give some training about autism and it is good sometimes to be able to quote statements from those on the spectrum - I  tried to contact you outside of this forum but there is no way to do this.

    *edited by Jim V - mod to remove email. 

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  • Hi again,

    I'm glad you seem to share my view Longman, I am not a regular visitor here and tend to dip in and out.  Although I subscribe to discussions that I contribute to the feature does not seem to work for me so I don't know when there have been further contributions.

    I agree True Colours that research into how effective help for people diagnosed with ASC is would be helpful.  I think a comparision with those who are undiagnosed and unsupported would be difficult as they would be people who have subsequently been diagnosed and thus would have been operating in a different employment/educational context.

    I would also like to ask True Colours and Hope if I could quote some of your statements from this thread.  I give some training about autism and it is good sometimes to be able to quote statements from those on the spectrum - I  tried to contact you outside of this forum but there is no way to do this.

    *edited by Jim V - mod to remove email. 

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