I am an Autism Bee, I don't sting unless someone is destroying the flowers.
I would like a honest opinion of the NAS,, do they function correctly as a Autistic Organisation ?
I don't think so, they have no sting in the tail. When people with autism have major issues in there life, due to the system,, ie, education, courts, councils, health and all the other external proxies putting pressure on autistic children and adults,, the NAS is ineffectual and does not meet the needs of the autistic community.
Give you an example in my life.., the local authority in my area has no specialist adult autism assistance, no autism co-ordinator, non autism local strategy plan, my primary care is not under the autistic nice guidelines, the support workers are non-autistically trained, my GP knows nothing about Autism...
The NAS is a real letdown for the adult autistic community.
Any thoughts,, or is this just my own experience ?
PS ALEX ~ sorry I talk about these things, maybe goes against the brand & PR NAS.
don't actually wish to fight anyone, they just wish to fix things, to make peoples lifes better all round. We don't have the emotional energy to be stirring up trouble, but there is a part of our condition which seems to hold onto points of principle, integrity which can not be bought and can see system framework which are unethical and unfair.