Reading articles about how people on the spectrum are being handled wrong, as well as difficulties for employment and whatever we have going on in the predominantly NT world I was wondering something. I mean, I just read an article how law enforcement doesn't really know how to handle autism, as it seems. And it's not an isolated incident as far as I remember, thus that means law enforcement as a whole would need training, how possible or impossible it might seem.
I remember that a while ago there was a thread asking what would help us on the spectrum most to integrate into society as a whole. But I want to look at it from a different angle now.
Is it even realistic to accomodate us? Not just in terms of practicality, but economically. Granted, I don't have numbers or anything, but we can ask for a lot in the current society in terms of support, but nowadays everything comes with a price. Most people can't afford it themselves, so it would rest in hands of the government. When governments are closer to economic crisis, like we have now, they will cut expenses, and any autism programs might be one of them.
And while I don't want to be all gloom and doom and sound outright depressing, I doubt that financially it's all possible and viable, especially since ASD in general is such a case-by-case issue, it's hard to find a standard method that works for all, unlike plenty of mental illnesses that can be somewhat coached and supported by medication and therapy (and I don't even want to start the argument on the expenses on healthcare for individuals or; if they can't afford it any government).
So discuss; do you think support would actually be viable in the world as it is? Yes, we can all dream that the world will change and suddenly have a new perspective on autism, but I doubt that'll happen anytime soon (otherwise it would've happened I suppose). Or did some of us just draw the shortest straw?
I remember that a while ago there was a thread asking what would help us on the spectrum most to integrate into society as a whole. But I want to look at it from a different angle now.
Is it even realistic to accomodate us? Not just in terms of practicality, but economically. Granted, I don't have numbers or anything, but we can ask for a lot in the current society in terms of support, but nowadays everything comes with a price. Most people can't afford it themselves, so it would rest in hands of the government. When governments are closer to economic crisis, like we have now, they will cut expenses, and any autism programs might be one of them.
And while I don't want to be all gloom and doom and sound outright depressing, I doubt that financially it's all possible and viable, especially since ASD in general is such a case-by-case issue, it's hard to find a standard method that works for all, unlike plenty of mental illnesses that can be somewhat coached and supported by medication and therapy (and I don't even want to start the argument on the expenses on healthcare for individuals or; if they can't afford it any government).
So discuss; do you think support would actually be viable in the world as it is? Yes, we can all dream that the world will change and suddenly have a new perspective on autism, but I doubt that'll happen anytime soon (otherwise it would've happened I suppose). Or did some of us just draw the shortest straw?