The National Autistic Society Has Helped Autism [Problem By Many Means]
The NAS or The National Autistic Society is an organization/charity in the United Kingdom that is devoted to fighting for the rights of autistic individuals. Many times, families do not know how to handle situations that may arise with their autistic children or may simply need information on how to cope with day to day issues. It is the goal of the NAS to provide information that will help the families and their children. They have devoted a website to putting out information about both Asperger syndrome and autistic disorders that can be accessed by individuals who need immediate access to information.
In May of 2006, The NAS launched its “Make School Make Sense” campaign in the House of Parliament. The aim of the campaign is to improve the education system for children who are suffering from autism. It was found that many schools within the UK had teachers who were inadequately trained on how to deal with autism and that they were also faced with having inadequate materials to help the children.
This left the children falling even further behind and their families extremely frustrated with their children not being provided with an education to fit their needs. While many schools in the United Kingdom did have adequate teachers and programs in place for autistic individuals, there were several that did not. It was the belief that a program such as “Make School Make Sense” would get all of the schools on the same page and ready to improve the lives of autistic children attending the schools.
Many people believe the work that The National Autistic Society is doing follows too many of the older methods of handling individuals with both Asperger Syndrome and autism. These individuals, mostly within the Asperger community, do not work in favor of the NAS. There are others however, who believe the work that the NAS is doing has caused greater progression in the awareness of autism and Asperger Syndrome and stand behind the work that the NAS is doing.
Despite how different groups of people feel about The National Autistic Society, there is no doubt that they have made changes within the United Kingdom concerning autistic disorders. Many of the changes have to do with greater awareness of this disorder. Many people who do not have a family member afflicted with autistic disorder, do not understand autism and the how it affects individuals and their families. Many believe that if the NAS can raise public awareness about autistic disorders, then they have done their job and should receive the admiration they deserve. Visit http://www.nas.org.uk/ for more information.
January 25 2009 05:06 pm | Natural health care
