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National Autistic versus Autism Society

longman

I'm sure I've raised this before, but cannot find where. When I search NAS on google I come up with lots more links to the National Autism Society. Has anyone else noticed this?

This is Mencap at (mencap org autism*)  They have a page on autism with a few links, but nothing remotely comparable with NAS.

But consider this, if unchallenged Mencap could go around with collection boxes labelled National Autism Society and many people might think they were giving to NAS.

Has anyone tried using this service?

Is it fair to use a confusing organisatiion title like this - trades descriptions act and all that?

*on Random's advice I've deleted the link less it improve its rating

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  • I take your point about the confusion with the names Longman. But don't they have as much right to say they represent autistic people as the NAS?

    I frequently bristle with indignation at the skewed idea of autism that people have and then they say 'but I read it on the NAS website, it must be right'. I don't doubt that carers find the site of use but the NAS don't represent us or paint an accurate picture of us to the world.

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  • I take your point about the confusion with the names Longman. But don't they have as much right to say they represent autistic people as the NAS?

    I frequently bristle with indignation at the skewed idea of autism that people have and then they say 'but I read it on the NAS website, it must be right'. I don't doubt that carers find the site of use but the NAS don't represent us or paint an accurate picture of us to the world.

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