Published on 12, July, 2020
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.
I've been trying to get help on an education issue for about a month now. It states on my enquiry that it's an education issue (it asks you what your enquiry is about) and I was referred to welfare rights. I've still not had any advice. It's taken someone a month from the wrong department to get back to me.
I spoke to a friend (who is on the spectrum) who said that NAS is fine if you're a parent of a child on the spectrum; but not if you're an adult on the spectrum.
I was going to fundraise for NAS next year. Looks like that's not going to happen now.