Jehovah's Witnesses with ASD

This is in relation to someone else posting, claiming that support & books can help those with autism into work.

Think about it logically. If a person can learn social skills etc from a book, then perhaps they never had autism. It's more likely that they just weren't socialised or exposed to those things in an absorbable way or when young. With true autism, people can be exposed to the right social skills in the right ways, but they just don't have Neurotypical potential.

My Asperger's syndrome is not considered severe by professionals. However, they're not the ones who have it. I get it to extremes with every sense. Just neighbours walking across their room upstairs (that no one else can even hear), makes me feel like my head is being walked on by them. It's been proven the best way to alleviate sensory overload is to take the person away from the trigger. For many people with autism, just going out of their home is the trigger. And that makes it impossible for them to work. They will know themselves if they can't work, no matter how much support is given. But they can find themselves forced into work programs. Which usually won't help even if aimed at those with autism. But it can cause further long lasting damage to them mentally.

I'm unable to recognise peoples faces. I also can't read facial expressions. Books and support can't help, this is just one of many incurable elements. Which causes offence to many. My memory is also very bad. Many people with autism go undiagnosed, because they've been forced to conform. They then suffer in silence at home. I was forced by the jobcentre to attend in my 20s. After every visit it caused sensory overload. I'd be left unable to function & bedridden for weeks. They never even knew, they hadn't a clue what suffering they caused. They just assumed & still assume that everyone can work with 'the right support'.

There's also the fact that autism is usually co-morbid. With severe depression & other mental health issues being common. And drugs often don't help or the person won't take them. I get blackouts & absences. From research it seems others with autism also often get this type of thing. It would be illogical to assume a book will help those with true autism. Even NTs have some elements of autism, but not to the extremes most of us do. Maybe books are utilized by those who are self diagnosed or a relative.  I know those with autism have written books & they've felt positives doing that. But it's false hope to imply books will generally offer those with autism a coping mechanism to get them into work. 

This is in relation to someone else posting, claiming that support & books can help those with autism into work.

Think about it logically. If a person can learn social skills etc from a book, then perhaps they never had autism. It's more likely that they just weren't socialised or exposed to those things in an absorbable way or when young. With true autism, people can be exposed to the right social skills in the right ways, but they just don't have Neurotypical potential.

My Asperger's syndrome is not considered severe by professionals. However, they're not the ones who have it. I get it to extremes with every sense. Just neighbours walking across their room upstairs (that no one else can even hear), makes me feel like my head is being walked on by them. It's been proven the best way to alleviate sensory overload is to take the person away from the trigger. For many people with autism, just going out of their home is the trigger. And that makes it impossible for them to work. They will know themselves if they can't work, no matter how much support is given. But they can find themselves forced into work programs. Which usually won't help even if aimed at those with autism. But it can cause further long lasting damage to them mentally.

I'm unable to recognise peoples faces. I also can't read facial expressions. Books and support can't help, this is just one of many incurable elements. Which causes offence to many. My memory is also very bad. Many people with autism go undiagnosed, because they've been forced to conform. They then suffer in silence at home. I was forced by the jobcentre to attend in my 20s. After every visit it caused sensory overload. I'd be left unable to function & bedridden for weeks. They never even knew, they hadn't a clue what suffering they caused. They just assumed & still assume that everyone can work with 'the right support'.

There's also the fact that autism is usually co-morbid. With severe depression & other mental health issues being common. And drugs often don't help or the person won't take them. I get blackouts & absences. From research it seems others with autism also often get this type of thing. It would be illogical to assume a book will help those with true autism. Even NTs have some elements of autism, but not to the extremes most of us do. Maybe books are utilized by those who are self diagnosed or a relative.  I know those with autism have written books & they've felt positives doing that. But it's false hope to imply books will generally offer those with autism a coping mechanism to get them into work.