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TYPECASTING SUSPICIOUS IS DANGEROUS
Same people can wrongly make generalisation towards an autistic person. Some say think it’s just about social skills without considering their other difficulties. Some thinks the difficulties is only a choice of behaviour. Sadly some have voiced negative associations with violence and swearing.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
Personally through my personal experiences many people don’t accept independent people on the autistic spectrum who are intelligent and articulate.
OTHER POINTS OF TYPECASTING
Wrong conclusions has been made assuming all autistic people goes to learning disabilities day centres which is false, and is extremely insulting to all independent people on the spectrum.
This means some people of the autistic spectrum will be automatically frowned and look down at if they are aware is someone is diagnosed in the spectrum or if they display specific difficulties linked with the autistic spectrum.
This is dangerous because it lead to people with autistic spectrum be wrongly singled out misjudged and mistreats autistic people when seen in communities including trivialise walking, physical or emotional bullying and physical attack.
Also if a person on the autistic spectrum appears to be very articulate and passionate can be demonised with being accused of being beyond their depth. This means they can bullied, manipulated and abuse to undervalue and damage their positive strengths and attributes.
THE CONSEQUENCES
Generalisation means some people of your autistic spectrum can be easily mistreated without have a ability to maintain their stability. This can not only damage an autistic person ability to be inclusive but also it can lead to mistrusting more people. Unfortunately when this occurs to many people living on autistic spectrum and can be easily discredited with false accusations against them for the wrong reason including being judged as award or stubborn.
All the examples mentioned means an autistic person can be made to live in fear, uncertainty with living their life with looking over their shoulder.
WHAT HAS TO CHANGE
Stop generalising on how an autistic person’s lives and stop making negative presumptions. Their difficulties is not related to mental toughnes, it is to do with prejudice people making very extremely lazy perceptions and judgements.
Everyone should speak up against an autistic person facing bullying & trivialisation, their lives is not a joke or a laughing matter.
We need to start recognising that every person on the autistic spectrum is not the same not only it’s there is a person, their characteristics choices and their mindset. Some people are more ambitious than others.
POSITIVE STEPS
Firstly we must stop dismissing the experiences an autistic person shares. Secondary, monitor when a person is likely be mistreated based on their experiences. Create strategising procedures with making intervention so bullies cannot escalate the matter. Finally of supportive surroundings work education and personal life this would make you work hard for prayers person to edit any generalisation.
Final point
Stop sweeping an autistic persons under the same brush
Written By Keith Mckenzie
Project Director, Plus Value Awareness
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