Re: NAS leaflet - patronising and insulting

[Guest guest]

And some who do know about autism believe it too!

Hopefully those here that we know are working to change things in the NAS will be successful, meanwhile maybe don't look lol.

I think Jane Asher is appearing on O'Grady this coming week, the intro was all about her cake baking but I would imagine autism will get a mention, may not be want we want to hear though.

Vicky

[Guest guest]

that is outrageous, I agree. the whole thing sounds as if autistic people have a CHOICE, as in: I can speak and be just like other people but CHOSE not to!!!! this is basically where all the neurodiversity bullshit stems from, saying "leave autistic kids as they are, as it is their choice to be different".... it is the choice of word 'prefer', isn't it? as if saying prefers blue t-shirt to the green one. ... implying that one day he can chose the green one to be his favourite.... arghhhhhnatasa>> Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I really fail to > see how they are helping people to understand autism.> There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and prefers > not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child with > cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a blind child > prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer got a job > with the NAS?!> It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written about > the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much evidence > there is that our children have been made autistic the good old NAS > still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on - people who > don't know about autism believe this crap!> Peta>

[Guest guest]

Please everyone, let the NAS know your views.

You can contact Benet Middleton, Director of Communications on

benet. middleton @ nas.org.uk (no spaces)

Cheers

Zoe

> >

> > Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I really

fail

> to

> > see how they are helping people to understand autism.

> > There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and

prefers

> > not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child

with

> > cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a blind

child

> > prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer

got a

> job

> > with the NAS?!

> > It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written

about

> > the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much

evidence

> > there is that our children have been made autistic the good old

NAS

> > still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on - people

who

> > don't know about autism believe this crap!

> > Peta

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Great post, Peta, thank you. (I just threw my copy straight in the

bin.)

Margaret

>

> Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I really

fail to

> see how they are helping people to understand autism.

> There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and

prefers

> not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child with

> cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a blind

child

> prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer got a

job

> with the NAS?!

> It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written

about

> the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much evidence

> there is that our children have been made autistic the good old NAS

> still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on - people

who

> don't know about autism believe this crap!

> Peta

>

[Guest guest]

Could you email it to me - claire _ downey@ yahoo.com Without the

spaces...

Thanks

> >>>>

> >>>> Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I really

> >> fail

> >>> to

> >>>> see how they are helping people to understand autism.

> >>>> There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and

> >> prefers

> >>>> not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child

> >> with

> >>>> cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a blind

> >> child

> >>>> prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer

> >> got a

> >>> job

> >>>> with the NAS?!

> >>>> It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written

> >> about

> >>>> the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much

> >> evidence

> >>>> there is that our children have been made autistic the good old

> >> NAS

> >>>> still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on - people

> >> who

> >>>> don't know about autism believe this crap!

> >>>> Peta

> >>>>

> >>>

> >>

> >>

> >>

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> > DISCLAIMER

> > No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical

> > advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably

> > qualified practitioner.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

thanks for the email, just sent them a letter and email.

" NAS - Your Autism Charity " yeah right - appalling!

what must people think, who arent clued in about autism, when they

read that " sean prefers not to speak " ??

how is this helping my son get speech therapy for a condition that

has messed up his brain/language??

thanks simon for sending me this.

> > >

> > > Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I

really

> fail

> > to

> > > see how they are helping people to understand autism.

> > > There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and

> prefers

> > > not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child

> with

> > > cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a

blind

> child

> > > prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer

> got a

> > job

> > > with the NAS?!

> > > It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written

> about

> > > the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much

> evidence

> > > there is that our children have been made autistic the good

old

> NAS

> > > still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on -

people

> who

> > > don't know about autism believe this crap!

> > > Peta

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

hi, could someone forward a copy of the leaflet please to personal

email:

neno @ dalmaholidays. co. uk no spaces

tia

natasa

> > > >

> > > > Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I

> really

> > fail

> > > to

> > > > see how they are helping people to understand autism.

> > > > There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and

> > prefers

> > > > not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child

> > with

> > > > cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a

> blind

> > child

> > > > prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer

> > got a

> > > job

> > > > with the NAS?!

> > > > It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written

> > about

> > > > the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much

> > evidence

> > > > there is that our children have been made autistic the good

> old

> > NAS

> > > > still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on -

> people

> > who

> > > > don't know about autism believe this crap!

> > > > Peta

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Can you email it to me as well please,

thank you

Lara

> > >>>>

> > >>>> Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I really

> > >> fail

> > >>> to

> > >>>> see how they are helping people to understand autism.

> > >>>> There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and

> > >> prefers

> > >>>> not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child

> > >> with

> > >>>> cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a blind

> > >> child

> > >>>> prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer

> > >> got a

> > >>> job

> > >>>> with the NAS?!

> > >>>> It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written

> > >> about

> > >>>> the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much

> > >> evidence

> > >>>> there is that our children have been made autistic the good old

> > >> NAS

> > >>>> still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on - people

> > >> who

> > >>>> don't know about autism believe this crap!

> > >>>> Peta

> > >>>>

> > >>>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

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> > >>

> > >> No virus found in this incoming message.

> > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition.

> > >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.19/1106 - Release Date:

> > >> 02/11/2007 21:46

> > >>

> > >

> > >

> > > DISCLAIMER

> > > No information contained in this post is to be construed as

medical

> > > advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably

> > > qualified practitioner.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I

saw it too. I was so angry I couldn’t even write a message here. They are

EVIL and it is not a case of them bending to lots of different people’s

needs, cos no-one is listening to us.

SARA

(whose son apparently used to choose to headbang,

have stomach and head pains and have watery diarrhoea until I heartlessly put a

stop to it all)

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Subject:

NAS leaflet - patronising and insulting

Hi I have just received an NAS leaflet in the post and I really fail to

see how they are helping people to understand autism.

There is a picture of Mason and it says he has autism and prefers

not to speak! This makes me so angry. It's like saying a child with

cerebral palsey prefers not to use his arms and legs or a blind child

prefers not to see! Who writes these leaflets? Has Deer got a job

with the NAS?!

It doesn't seems to matter how many medical papers are written about

the physical illnesses people with autism have or how much evidence

there is that our children have been made autistic the good old NAS

still publishes tripe like this! I could rant on and on - people who

don't know about autism believe this crap!

Peta