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End the Awkward

Anil A - Mod

Hello all

 

Thought I'd bring Scope's new End the Awkward campaign to your attention. It's a new campaign that revolves around the awkwardness some people have around disability and that it's probably ignorance.

 

They'd love to include some ASD perspectives, if you're happy to share any experiences. 

 

www.scope.org.uk/awkward

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  • Unfortunately many of the "awkward" moments that I face seem to come from "professionals".  I've had a social worker say that they can come at any time to suit me when they actually meant any time between 9 and 5 Monday to Friday.  This, of course, doesn't suit me and when I said so I got the "Do you work?" type response.  The person in charge of a local Asperger Syndrome "support" organisation also had the nerve to ask me "Do you do anything during the day?"  

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  • Unfortunately many of the "awkward" moments that I face seem to come from "professionals".  I've had a social worker say that they can come at any time to suit me when they actually meant any time between 9 and 5 Monday to Friday.  This, of course, doesn't suit me and when I said so I got the "Do you work?" type response.  The person in charge of a local Asperger Syndrome "support" organisation also had the nerve to ask me "Do you do anything during the day?"  

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