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Parliamentary Autism Debate

Trainspotter
over 5 years ago

Parliament is going to have another Autism Debate, which I believe will be on 21 March.

The main NAS site has a form to complete to invite your MP to attend this debate.

I think we should all complete the form, altering the main text to state our own personal experiences which we have had in being autistic.  Yes, three quarters of MPs might not attend this debate, having 'better things to do', but they are our representatives and whether they attend the debate or not we may make them think about the problems we face.  They are our lawmakers, they are the ones who can deal with discrimination, they are the ones who make laws on how PIP is organised, they are the ones who can make diagnosis easier and faster.

Mention the difficulties you have - at work, with official bodies, with getting services.  And your MP should reply to you, so post your replies if you do get one.  This is one thing that can make a difference..  We should be lobbying MPs, writing to Newspapers and complaining.  There will always be the apathetic who do not think it will make a difference but inaction certainly won't make a difference. 

And it may just make your MP understand.

The link to the page is here:

https://act.autism.org.uk/page/38688/action/1?utm_source=The%20National%20Autistic%20Society&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10377318_autismact%20-%2014.03.19%20debate&utm_content=Contact%20MP%20button&Keywords=Contact%20MP%20button&dm_i=YA3,66F6U,OSRFNG,OBC76,1

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  • over 5 years ago

    I've had a replyBlush not sure if this is the right emoji but Im well chuffed! Had a really nice letter from my local MP it came in a envelope with the house of commons logo on it, which I thought was something tk do with court or jail?? My first thought was no... Ive been done for speeding again.. Thats how extreme my brain is, always the worse case senario comes to mind first.

    My next Question is for those who know about my problems at work, Is it worth involving him, the Mp? BTW he has a family link to autism.

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  • over 5 years ago

    I've had a replyBlush not sure if this is the right emoji but Im well chuffed! Had a really nice letter from my local MP it came in a envelope with the house of commons logo on it, which I thought was something tk do with court or jail?? My first thought was no... Ive been done for speeding again.. Thats how extreme my brain is, always the worse case senario comes to mind first.

    My next Question is for those who know about my problems at work, Is it worth involving him, the Mp? BTW he has a family link to autism.

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