• Replies 16 replies
  • Subscribers 33 subscribers
  • Views 5396 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

THE FIVE WAYS IN WHICH THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF AUTISTIC PEOPLE ARE ROUTINELY VIOLATED

PersonAnon

Interesting piece in Wired, which the NAS seems to have contributed to:

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/autistim-human-rights-neurodiversity

The 'human rights' of autistic people often comes up on this site, but a few of those who comment don't understand what 'human rights' are, and think that having human rights means you can do whatever you want, even if it harms others.  This is a (slightly) more informed take on that, from a (slightly) more informed base.   Just slightly.  

Parents

  • Ok I know this is supposed to be drawn from research done by NAS but I for one would like to see the research for my self to understand the findings in context. Very much a case of citation needed. There’s no reason they couldn’t reference / link the research unless it’s unpublished and if it is unpublished I’d like to know why.

    secondly there is the issue of their claim at the end of Imminent legislative change. It’s written as if it were a statement of fact not mere aspiration. Yet they do nothing to back up their assertion. I want to know why. Have they been told something off the record? Is NAS planing a campaign for new legislation?

  • in reply to Peter

    I think so.  There is a rising political tide behind reform, which I can atest to, but only anecdotally.  You're right, it would be useful to have a factual breakdown.

  • in reply to PersonAnon

    Well certainly in deprivation of liberty cases I've been reading a few cases recently where judges have been turning around to doctors and councils and saying "the medical recommendation is this autistic person should be cared for in the community so I'm squashing the court order for their detention. I don't care if you haven't got the support package for them in place because the law says you have to put it in place whether you think you can afford to or not." I get the distinct impression the judiciary has had enough of being asked to lock autistic people up for lack of social care and are going to resist it more going forward.

Reply
  • in reply to PersonAnon

    Well certainly in deprivation of liberty cases I've been reading a few cases recently where judges have been turning around to doctors and councils and saying "the medical recommendation is this autistic person should be cared for in the community so I'm squashing the court order for their detention. I don't care if you haven't got the support package for them in place because the law says you have to put it in place whether you think you can afford to or not." I get the distinct impression the judiciary has had enough of being asked to lock autistic people up for lack of social care and are going to resist it more going forward.

Children
No Data