whenever we get on of these college or Uni students wanting us to fill out a surveymonkey we could fill in their surveys with utter nonsense?what do you think??
If on there fora we are going to discuss autism and being autistic then there is no way not to rattle cages, be pushy or critical. Life is difficult for autistic people we ar3 discriminated against, suffer from a lack of employment opportunties, a lack of appropriate support and face countless barriers relating to education, health and housing.
Valid points made are not addressed. For instance posters are often advised by the Mods to look at parts of the website or to call the helpline. The helpline is not answered and leaving a message gets no response even if you are in crisis. Parts of the website are out of date and links are broken and so don't offer a useful resource.
It comes down to what the NAS want these fora to be - a cosy sanitised place where we discuss how we like to make cupcakes or a place where we can air our views, seek honest advice and get support from our peers. Does the NAS care more about presenting a certain public image than it does about us? And if it does then maybe drop the "National' from the name, because it won't represent the interests of me or any autistic person that i know.
If on there fora we are going to discuss autism and being autistic then there is no way not to rattle cages, be pushy or critical. Life is difficult for autistic people we ar3 discriminated against, suffer from a lack of employment opportunties, a lack of appropriate support and face countless barriers relating to education, health and housing.
Valid points made are not addressed. For instance posters are often advised by the Mods to look at parts of the website or to call the helpline. The helpline is not answered and leaving a message gets no response even if you are in crisis. Parts of the website are out of date and links are broken and so don't offer a useful resource.
It comes down to what the NAS want these fora to be - a cosy sanitised place where we discuss how we like to make cupcakes or a place where we can air our views, seek honest advice and get support from our peers. Does the NAS care more about presenting a certain public image than it does about us? And if it does then maybe drop the "National' from the name, because it won't represent the interests of me or any autistic person that i know.
