Young people with HF Autism to participate in an awareness film clip

Hi, you mention your Social Enterprise a lot, but do not explain it, care to briefly outline what it is? Also, how much research and/or experience have you had with interacting with those on the autistic spectrum, as already proven by prior posts, what you feel can placate and is harmless can in fact be percieved with suspicion and at times even aggressive behaviour should invididuals feel that they are being threatened?

People on the high end of the spectrum may appear composed in public, but for the most part any damage done is usually not seen by anyone save for close friends or family, so unless you're able to identify when someone on the spectrum is feeling uncomfortable or be unable to reassure them in a straightforward manner, then perhaps this venture isn't best pursued without a proffessional used to interacting with members of the autistic spectrum of the specified age range (as many are trained to deal with specifically younger individuals with a diagnosis, not their teenage counterparts).

It is all well and good to promote awareness of autism, and to try and portray it as being only a part of a person (which it is), but unless you can accept the difficulties that comes with the condition (because like it or not, in a public social situation, it is a disability) it will be impossible to make those on the spectrum comfortable enough to 'show' their real personalities.

I say all of this without any venom.

The problem is that there seems to be a valid concern that what you're trying to do will contradict itself through the manner in which you go about it.

Hi, you mention your Social Enterprise a lot, but do not explain it, care to briefly outline what it is? Also, how much research and/or experience have you had with interacting with those on the autistic spectrum, as already proven by prior posts, what you feel can placate and is harmless can in fact be percieved with suspicion and at times even aggressive behaviour should invididuals feel that they are being threatened?

People on the high end of the spectrum may appear composed in public, but for the most part any damage done is usually not seen by anyone save for close friends or family, so unless you're able to identify when someone on the spectrum is feeling uncomfortable or be unable to reassure them in a straightforward manner, then perhaps this venture isn't best pursued without a proffessional used to interacting with members of the autistic spectrum of the specified age range (as many are trained to deal with specifically younger individuals with a diagnosis, not their teenage counterparts).

It is all well and good to promote awareness of autism, and to try and portray it as being only a part of a person (which it is), but unless you can accept the difficulties that comes with the condition (because like it or not, in a public social situation, it is a disability) it will be impossible to make those on the spectrum comfortable enough to 'show' their real personalities.

I say all of this without any venom.

The problem is that there seems to be a valid concern that what you're trying to do will contradict itself through the manner in which you go about it.