Comments on: UKAF launches a Keep The Promise Autism Awareness Campaign http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/06/ukaf-launches-a-keep-the-promise-autism-awareness-campaign/ Autism news and opinion Wed, 23 May 2012 20:17:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Eleanor http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/06/ukaf-launches-a-keep-the-promise-autism-awareness-campaign/#comment-87593 Eleanor Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:38:01 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=5616#comment-87593 Although I would wholeheartedly welcome more community support for people with disabilities, I am concerned at the focus on specific, named conditions. Autism is diagnosed by a loosely defined set of behavioural characteristics. If autism-specific support is made mandatory for public sector services already short of resources, it will become increasingly difficult for those with obvious disabilities but no diagnosis, to get the support they need. At present in the UK, support is supposed to be available according to need and I would like it to stay that way. Although I would wholeheartedly welcome more community support for people with disabilities, I am concerned at the focus on specific, named conditions. Autism is diagnosed by a loosely defined set of behavioural characteristics. If autism-specific support is made mandatory for public sector services already short of resources, it will become increasingly difficult for those with obvious disabilities but no diagnosis, to get the support they need.

At present in the UK, support is supposed to be available according to need and I would like it to stay that way.

]]> By: Katie http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/06/ukaf-launches-a-keep-the-promise-autism-awareness-campaign/#comment-87476 Katie Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:20:41 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=5616#comment-87476 Would be nice to see an autism strategy for the elderly - there seems to be nothing for this population. Would be nice to see an autism strategy for the elderly – there seems to be nothing for this population.

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