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Increasing Autism Awareness?

AutisticBeaut2025

What would you say would be the best way to increase Autism Awareness? 
It seems to me that unless you have been diagnosed yourself or know someone with the condition then that is how you become educated about ASD otherwise you aren’t going to be aware or know much about it, so how could it be increased? Any ideas? 
I personally think that if a famous person who is very highly well known comes out as autistic then it may get the ball rolling and people might ask themselves if they are too on the spectrum? 
What do you all think?xx

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  • Really the local government a police need to be fully on board, central government have not been, probably because of the potential cost. I’m involved ini discussing awareness in my council for my community. I attend autism events as someone who is late diagnosed.  There is a lot of resistance from organisations DWP and the police to fully commit their involvement-which is depressing. Whilst all good intentions of adult services professionals and autism charities can make a difference the big messages been sent are not been addressed correctly. The culture of the police force and the avoidance tactics of the labour government means. Really it’s a messaging problem which will take many generations to filter down, even with the media on board there will always be facists and people who mock and make life hard for autistic people.

  • in reply to pietro_21

    Police culture is a problem in many areas, not just in terms of Autism. The DWP are there to ask awkward questions and to not believe what people tell them, the assumption is that everybodies lying and the questions they ask in benefit claims forms are designed to catch people out. I don't think this governments any better or worse than previous ones.

    I think one of the main problems with something like Autism is that its a spectrum and many people don't understand how a spectrum is different to some thing like and illness where you have a set group of symptoms that show a clear sign of a particular illness. Also autism falls between the cracks of what it is, it's not really a mental health problem although autistic people aften suffer from poor mental health, nor is it a learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

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  • in reply to pietro_21

    Police culture is a problem in many areas, not just in terms of Autism. The DWP are there to ask awkward questions and to not believe what people tell them, the assumption is that everybodies lying and the questions they ask in benefit claims forms are designed to catch people out. I don't think this governments any better or worse than previous ones.

    I think one of the main problems with something like Autism is that its a spectrum and many people don't understand how a spectrum is different to some thing like and illness where you have a set group of symptoms that show a clear sign of a particular illness. Also autism falls between the cracks of what it is, it's not really a mental health problem although autistic people aften suffer from poor mental health, nor is it a learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    The poor mental health links back often to the lack of understanding and luck of help 

    I have heard people say things like why would autistic people need pip they don't need special equipment ect

    First of all we sometimes need sensory items and secondly pip also helps people who are unable to work or may not keep work due to work related issues which applys to some autistic people