I agree with employing a bunch of autistic researchers to carry out the
research. This does not exclude involving DPOs as well, perhaps starting
with your group in Coventry (which would seem to be the only
pan-neurodiversity group (i.e. not limiting itself to "developmental").
On 08/05/2008, Larry Arnold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I wouldn't trust any of them to have the competance, in fact I don't trust
> anybody to have the
> competence. (only me)
>
> Adrian you are like a stuck record, have you considered the difficulties of
> an "audit".
>
> Pray tell me what disability organisation out there currently understands
> the full ramifications of
> autism? for a start off there is the definition, and considering that by
> the time DSMV comes out in
> a few years time it may all have changed, this could be something of a tail
> chasing exercise unless
> whoever is appointed (and at the moment it seems like a bunch of ill
> informed academics) really
> consider all of the issues, including social model definitions (happy now?)
>
> I expect what ever comes out of the politically expedient and cheap audit,
> (No I don't take the
> governments announcement seriously) the results will continue to be argued
> over for years to come.
>
> Stuff it all Adrian, never mind a bunch of has been organisations getting
> funding how about
> employing autistic researchers to carry this out?
>
> Larry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Adrian Whyatt
> > Sent: 08 May 2008 17:19
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: adults with autism to be audited!
> >
> > no mention of disabled people's organisations in this, as usual.
> >
>
>
>
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