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How many with autism really want to work or are able to?

ClaireHig

Hi,

I just received an email from the national autistic society as many of you probably have also. It is asking us to sign a petition to put pressure on the government for us to get 'jobs we deserve'.

It claims:

But 77% of unemployed autistic adults, or people responding on their behalf, told us they want to work.


This got me thinking. How many of those responding were only doing so on behalf of those with autism, without stating how the autistic person really felt. For example if you ask my mother, she would say I do want to work. Stating I can & should want to work. She will then quote her Christian beliefs to say it's an order. But personally I don't wish to work because I know it leaves me suicidal etc, no matter how much support I were to have.

Obviously I'm not signing the petition. But it could still be signed by those such as my mother, on behalf of those with autism. Making it of benefit to the economy, but of little benefit to many with autism.

The state already tries to force us to work & refuses to acknowledge that many of us can't. It stops our benefit, leaving us with nothing to live on, pay bills with nor council tax (which many are now forced to pay). I view my council tax, as a tax on me having autism! All this seems against human rights & even migrants here don't have to tolerate this. This petition could give a very dangerous get out of jail free card to government, to do even worse.

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  • Firstly there is an asumption amongst general public that all people with autism do not work and this is not true, i work and many other people i know that have autism do..

    I belive the petition should focus on the type of work autistic people want to do rather than them just saying 77% of them want work.

    It is the type of work that puts most autistic people off working.

    For example working with new people and everyone knowing you have a dissability and all the sensory troubles can be off putting for most people with autism.

    They want to work but feel more comfortable at home, if the goverment could create job opportunitys to work online from home for people with autism i 100% belive you would have lots more autistic people working.

    This petition is of a greater interest and benefit to the goverment than people with autism.

    Because it is the goverment that needs to make these types of opportunitys available.

    I think the pettition should be for the goverment to create work online from home jobs and also offer opportunites in areas autistic people enjoy and working under guided supervision with a very short amount of hours working in a more relaxed and non pressured enviroment with other people with autism would be much more appealing. 

    For autistic people that work including myself and those that dont work, the most important things we would like from the goverment are

    To cut waiting times for a diagnosis from 3.5 years to weeks not years.

    Provide garunteed support to all people with autism, regular talking thearapy and check ups, PIP, free gymn memberships, free prescriptions and bring autism support in line with the usa.

    And invest more money in to research for new medicines and treatments for autisim. While there are autistic people attempting suicide or homeless the most importnat things the goverment needs to focus on right now giving all people with autism a better quality of life and cut autistic peoples suicides.

    These are the most important things autistic poeple want to petition the goverment with.

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  • Firstly there is an asumption amongst general public that all people with autism do not work and this is not true, i work and many other people i know that have autism do..

    I belive the petition should focus on the type of work autistic people want to do rather than them just saying 77% of them want work.

    It is the type of work that puts most autistic people off working.

    For example working with new people and everyone knowing you have a dissability and all the sensory troubles can be off putting for most people with autism.

    They want to work but feel more comfortable at home, if the goverment could create job opportunitys to work online from home for people with autism i 100% belive you would have lots more autistic people working.

    This petition is of a greater interest and benefit to the goverment than people with autism.

    Because it is the goverment that needs to make these types of opportunitys available.

    I think the pettition should be for the goverment to create work online from home jobs and also offer opportunites in areas autistic people enjoy and working under guided supervision with a very short amount of hours working in a more relaxed and non pressured enviroment with other people with autism would be much more appealing. 

    For autistic people that work including myself and those that dont work, the most important things we would like from the goverment are

    To cut waiting times for a diagnosis from 3.5 years to weeks not years.

    Provide garunteed support to all people with autism, regular talking thearapy and check ups, PIP, free gymn memberships, free prescriptions and bring autism support in line with the usa.

    And invest more money in to research for new medicines and treatments for autisim. While there are autistic people attempting suicide or homeless the most importnat things the goverment needs to focus on right now giving all people with autism a better quality of life and cut autistic peoples suicides.

    These are the most important things autistic poeple want to petition the goverment with.

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