so I just like to say all of what I know is based on the UK I cannot claim any
is based on the UK I cannot claim any
is based on the UK I cannot claim any knowledge about mental health in Canada
knowledge about mental health in Canada
knowledge about mental health in Canada or in any other country so a lot of what
or in any other country so a lot of what
or in any other country so a lot of what I say will be very relevant so what is
I say will be very relevant so what is
I say will be very relevant so what is autism autism is for those of you who
autism autism is for those of you who
autism autism is for those of you who don’t know a mental condition present in
don’t know a mental condition present in
don’t know a mental condition present in early development it is characterized by
early development it is characterized by
early development it is characterized by great difficulty in language and
great difficulty in language and
great difficulty in language and relating to other people as well as in
relating to other people as well as in
relating to other people as well as in abstract concepts a to someone with
abstract concepts a to someone with
abstract concepts a to someone with atypical autism will have many of the
atypical autism will have many of the
atypical autism will have many of the same symptoms and behavioral problems
same symptoms and behavioral problems
same symptoms and behavioral problems but it would have the symptoms will
but it would have the symptoms will
but it would have the symptoms will develop later on and development my
develop later on and development my
develop later on and development my sister my sister was a normal child up
sister my sister was a normal child up
sister my sister was a normal child up until the age of 20 months but at 20
until the age of 20 months but at 20
until the age of 20 months but at 20 months it changed she developed epilepsy
months it changed she developed epilepsy
months it changed she developed epilepsy suffering generalized seizures which are
suffering generalized seizures which are
suffering generalized seizures which are caused by electrical impulses throughout
caused by electrical impulses throughout
caused by electrical impulses throughout the entire brain she would lose
the entire brain she would lose
the entire brain she would lose consciousness and then stiffen rigidly
consciousness and then stiffen rigidly
consciousness and then stiffen rigidly going into what is known as a tonic
going into what is known as a tonic
going into what is known as a tonic phase this meant she could was no longer
phase this meant she could was no longer
phase this meant she could was no longer able to move to cry or to do anything at
able to move to cry or to do anything at
able to move to cry or to do anything at all she never suffered the violent
all she never suffered the violent
all she never suffered the violent jerkings but it would take two to three
jerkings but it would take two to three
jerkings but it would take two to three hours to recover from each vet due to
hours to recover from each vet due to
hours to recover from each vet due to the alarming frequency her care was
the alarming frequency her care was
the alarming frequency her care was transferred to st. almond Street
transferred to st. almond Street
transferred to st. almond Street Hospital which is Britain’s most
Hospital which is Britain’s most
Hospital which is Britain’s most specialized hospital there were days
specialized hospital there were days
specialized hospital there were days when she would have barely recovered
when she would have barely recovered
when she would have barely recovered from fit when you’d have another and
from fit when you’d have another and
from fit when you’d have another and then another and another caught in a
then another and another caught in a
then another and another caught in a seemingly endless cycle and she but when
seemingly endless cycle and she but when
seemingly endless cycle and she but when she turned four it stopped as properly
she turned four it stopped as properly
she turned four it stopped as properly as it had started months of intermittent
as it had started months of intermittent
as it had started months of intermittent electrical impulses must have had some
electrical impulses must have had some
electrical impulses must have had some kind of long-term damage to her brain
kind of long-term damage to her brain
kind of long-term damage to her brain this has never been acknowledged what
this has never been acknowledged what
this has never been acknowledged what was noted though were delays to her
was noted though were delays to her
was noted though were delays to her development
development
development her sight and speeds Haring had
her sight and speeds Haring had
her sight and speeds Haring had completely stopped during this period
completely stopped during this period
completely stopped during this period and a hit Sutton and her son and a
and a hit Sutton and her son and a
and a hit Sutton and her son and a speech had completely delayed even
speech had completely delayed even
speech had completely delayed even speech therapists told her that she was
speech therapists told her that she was
speech therapists told her that she was never going to speak luckily she did her
never going to speak luckily she did her
never going to speak luckily she did her processing was completely damaged in
processing was completely damaged in
processing was completely damaged in fact though she had average intelligence
fact though she had average intelligence
fact though she had average intelligence she her reading and writing skills were
she her reading and writing skills were
she her reading and writing skills were never surpassed that of an
never surpassed that of an
never surpassed that of an eight-year-old and what of her emotional
eight-year-old and what of her emotional
eight-year-old and what of her emotional development she developed she developed
development she developed she developed
development she developed she developed complex behavior problems suffering
complex behavior problems suffering
complex behavior problems suffering extreme anxiety one way this manifested
extreme anxiety one way this manifested
extreme anxiety one way this manifested itself was through OCD or obsessive
itself was through OCD or obsessive
itself was through OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder this is repetitive
compulsive disorder this is repetitive
compulsive disorder this is repetitive behavior caused by unwanted thoughts and
behavior caused by unwanted thoughts and
behavior caused by unwanted thoughts and feelings she was extremely terrified of
feelings she was extremely terrified of
feelings she was extremely terrified of dirt to feel clean she’d have to had
dirt to feel clean she’d have to had
dirt to feel clean she’d have to had have Oh hands wet at all times
have Oh hands wet at all times
have Oh hands wet at all times this meant carrying large bottles of
this meant carrying large bottles of
this meant carrying large bottles of water wherever we went her behavior was
water wherever we went her behavior was
water wherever we went her behavior was inappropriate and embarrassing
inappropriate and embarrassing
inappropriate and embarrassing she’d strip naked or wet herself in
she’d strip naked or wet herself in
she’d strip naked or wet herself in large public places or even lash out and
large public places or even lash out and
large public places or even lash out and hit people on the street just to feel
hit people on the street just to feel
hit people on the street just to feel safe at the age of six we moved away
safe at the age of six we moved away
safe at the age of six we moved away from London to a small town at the age
from London to a small town at the age
from London to a small town at the age of seven my parents divorced which was
of seven my parents divorced which was
of seven my parents divorced which was partly due to her situation we moved we
partly due to her situation we moved we
partly due to her situation we moved we were in a Catholic community closely
were in a Catholic community closely
were in a Catholic community closely knit ‘red but due to her behavior which
knit ‘red but due to her behavior which
knit ‘red but due to her behavior which was often antisocial and hysterical
was often antisocial and hysterical
was often antisocial and hysterical we were never we never integrated in we
we were never we never integrated in we
we were never we never integrated in we were judged and shunned my parent my
were judged and shunned my parent my
were judged and shunned my parent my mother was seen as a bad parent unable
mother was seen as a bad parent unable
mother was seen as a bad parent unable to control her my sister was seen as
to control her my sister was seen as
to control her my sister was seen as some kind of freak without a label to
some kind of freak without a label to
some kind of freak without a label to explain or as an excuse for the school
explain or as an excuse for the school
explain or as an excuse for the school and the community they had nothing to
and the community they had nothing to
and the community they had nothing to blame the problems on we looked for help
blame the problems on we looked for help
blame the problems on we looked for help everywhere she was even put on a gluten
everywhere she was even put on a gluten
everywhere she was even put on a gluten and dairy free diet anything to help at
and dairy free diet anything to help at
and dairy free diet anything to help at the age of eight she was referred to
the age of eight she was referred to
the age of eight she was referred to cams with
cams with
cams with is child and adolescent mental health
is child and adolescent mental health
is child and adolescent mental health services they weren’t interested in our
services they weren’t interested in our
services they weren’t interested in our epilepsy but they offered a range of
epilepsy but they offered a range of
epilepsy but they offered a range of therapies including art talking
therapies including art talking
therapies including art talking cognitive behavior and Family Therapy in
cognitive behavior and Family Therapy in
cognitive behavior and Family Therapy in fact they can boast of thousands of
fact they can boast of thousands of
fact they can boast of thousands of hours of footage of these therapies but
hours of footage of these therapies but
hours of footage of these therapies but no one could help no one could put a
no one could help no one could put a
no one could help no one could put a label on her the only two widely
label on her the only two widely
label on her the only two widely diagnosed mental health problems in the
diagnosed mental health problems in the
diagnosed mental health problems in the UK are autism which includes Asperger’s
UK are autism which includes Asperger’s
UK are autism which includes Asperger’s and ADHD and both she was neither of
and ADHD and both she was neither of
and ADHD and both she was neither of these and this was clearly stated on her
these and this was clearly stated on her
these and this was clearly stated on her record she started off in mainstream
record she started off in mainstream
record she started off in mainstream education but due to her processing and
education but due to her processing and
education but due to her processing and learning difficulties she needed a lot
learning difficulties she needed a lot
learning difficulties she needed a lot more help her teachers told her she’d
more help her teachers told her she’d
more help her teachers told her she’d never be able to read or write she was
never be able to read or write she was
never be able to read or write she was extremely bullied the her peers thought
extremely bullied the her peers thought
extremely bullied the her peers thought that because there was no label there
that because there was no label there
that because there was no label there was nothing wrong with her and she just
was nothing wrong with her and she just
was nothing wrong with her and she just acted out because she was some sort of
acted out because she was some sort of
acted out because she was some sort of as I said before freak because of this
as I said before freak because of this
as I said before freak because of this despite it being a religious school at
despite it being a religious school at
despite it being a religious school at one point her family at one point her
one point her family at one point her
one point her family at one point her classmates planned to kill her by
classmates planned to kill her by
classmates planned to kill her by burying her alive at this point she was
burying her alive at this point she was
burying her alive at this point she was transferred to a special education
transferred to a special education
transferred to a special education school the battle for funding began the
school the battle for funding began the
school the battle for funding began the council didn’t want to fund her despite
council didn’t want to fund her despite
council didn’t want to fund her despite her obvious need because there was no
her obvious need because there was no
her obvious need because there was no label but months of sending letters
label but months of sending letters
label but months of sending letters visiting the local MP my mother finally
visiting the local MP my mother finally
visiting the local MP my mother finally managed to get support for her but then
managed to get support for her but then
managed to get support for her but then at age 13 when we had to move to the
at age 13 when we had to move to the
at age 13 when we had to move to the next step of Education which we had to
next step of Education which we had to
next step of Education which we had to move counties the schools
move counties the schools
move counties the schools told her she simply had to have a label
told her she simply had to have a label
told her she simply had to have a label so after days of tests and assessments
so after days of tests and assessments
so after days of tests and assessments the leading psychiatric leading
the leading psychiatric leading
the leading psychiatric leading pediatric neurologists said that
pediatric neurologists said that
pediatric neurologists said that diagnosed her with atypical autism this
diagnosed her with atypical autism this
diagnosed her with atypical autism this was loose enough to gather support but
was loose enough to gather support but
was loose enough to gather support but vague enough to leave treatment
vague enough to leave treatment
vague enough to leave treatment undecided
there were so many signs and symptoms
there were so many signs and symptoms that were similar to her but at the same
that were similar to her but at the same
that were similar to her but at the same time there were so many boxes that were
time there were so many boxes that were
time there were so many boxes that were left unopened that this label wasn’t
left unopened that this label wasn’t
left unopened that this label wasn’t quite accurate with the label there came
quite accurate with the label there came
quite accurate with the label there came a stigma
a stigma
a stigma she was lumped into a category she often
she was lumped into a category she often
she was lumped into a category she often couldn’t relate to she hated it
couldn’t relate to she hated it
couldn’t relate to she hated it she was categorized as special at 16 the
she was categorized as special at 16 the
she was categorized as special at 16 the anxieties became too much and she left
anxieties became too much and she left
anxieties became too much and she left college she left school her fears social
college she left school her fears social
college she left school her fears social fears were so great that she believed
fears were so great that she believed
fears were so great that she believed all men including my father were
all men including my father were
all men including my father were pedophiles
pedophiles
pedophiles [Music]
[Music]
[Music] she couldn’t be left alone her hands
she couldn’t be left alone her hands
she couldn’t be left alone her hands were often bloody and she was extremely
were often bloody and she was extremely
were often bloody and she was extremely depressed because of this it was decided
depressed because of this it was decided
depressed because of this it was decided that medication was the best treatment
that medication was the best treatment
that medication was the best treatment she was put on a series of
she was put on a series of
she was put on a series of antidepressants and antipsychotics in
antidepressants and antipsychotics in
antidepressants and antipsychotics in fact it took over a year to stabilize
fact it took over a year to stabilize
fact it took over a year to stabilize her completely at this point she was put
her completely at this point she was put
her completely at this point she was put in a specialist autistic school when 95%
in a specialist autistic school when 95%
in a specialist autistic school when 95% of the people were of the students were
of the people were of the students were
of the people were of the students were on medication she had no friends
on medication she had no friends
on medication she had no friends she had never achieved basic maths or
she had never achieved basic maths or
she had never achieved basic maths or English but despite this she took a
English but despite this she took a
English but despite this she took a two-year course in art and design which
two-year course in art and design which
two-year course in art and design which allowed her to go to college she started
allowed her to go to college she started
allowed her to go to college she started at college the art College this year age
at college the art College this year age
at college the art College this year age 20
20
20 but the labeling that was so important
but the labeling that was so important
but the labeling that was so important then now means nothing and the adults
then now means nothing and the adults
then now means nothing and the adults health services are so over stretched
health services are so over stretched
health services are so over stretched that unless you have a very unstable
that unless you have a very unstable
that unless you have a very unstable personality disorder it’s almost
personality disorder it’s almost
personality disorder it’s almost impossible to get funding this coupled
impossible to get funding this coupled
impossible to get funding this coupled with the fact that only 32 percent of
with the fact that only 32 percent of
with the fact that only 32 percent of autistic adults are in any kind of
autistic adults are in any kind of
autistic adults are in any kind of employment means that 68 percent just
employment means that 68 percent just
employment means that 68 percent just under 68% of autistic adults are
under 68% of autistic adults are
under 68% of autistic adults are completely reliant on their families
completely reliant on their families
completely reliant on their families they have no income from jobs or for the
they have no income from jobs or for the
they have no income from jobs or for the gut from the government
so so when I wrote the first draft of
so so when I wrote the first draft of this speech I my sister had despite many
this speech I my sister had despite many
this speech I my sister had despite many bad days been coping at school but in
bad days been coping at school but in
bad days been coping at school but in the past few months she has left school
the past few months she has left school
the past few months she has left school or stopped going to school she has been
or stopped going to school she has been
or stopped going to school she has been told that she may be bipolar and she has
told that she may be bipolar and she has
told that she may be bipolar and she has become increasingly unstable and
become increasingly unstable and
become increasingly unstable and depressed withdrawing from all outside
depressed withdrawing from all outside
depressed withdrawing from all outside contact when I was walking back with her
contact when I was walking back with her
contact when I was walking back with her from the doctors she turned to me and
from the doctors she turned to me and
from the doctors she turned to me and she crying she said I wish I had a label
she crying she said I wish I had a label
she crying she said I wish I had a label instead of not knowing what treatment to
instead of not knowing what treatment to
instead of not knowing what treatment to have instead of constant tests instead
have instead of constant tests instead
have instead of constant tests instead of being lumped into a category she
of being lumped into a category she
of being lumped into a category she didn’t belong but despite this we are
didn’t belong but despite this we are
didn’t belong but despite this we are lucky that even though the label may not
lucky that even though the label may not
lucky that even though the label may not have been accurate we managed to get one
have been accurate we managed to get one
have been accurate we managed to get one which allowed her the funding to go to
which allowed her the funding to go to
which allowed her the funding to go to school not many families are so lucky
fighting to achieve a label to get
fighting to achieve a label to get support should be completely unnecessary
support should be completely unnecessary
support should be completely unnecessary if the symptoms present validate a need
if the symptoms present validate a need
if the symptoms present validate a need for help without constant help my sister
for help without constant help my sister
for help without constant help my sister will never leave who may never live
will never leave who may never live
will never leave who may never live independently would never have realized
independently would never have realized
independently would never have realized her potential and gone to college
her potential and gone to college
her potential and gone to college labeling doesn’t work so many people are
labeling doesn’t work so many people are
labeling doesn’t work so many people are missed out and even when it does help
missed out and even when it does help
missed out and even when it does help get through the necessaries systems and
get through the necessaries systems and
get through the necessaries systems and necessary education a poor diagnosis can
necessary education a poor diagnosis can
necessary education a poor diagnosis can be completely counterproductive for each
be completely counterproductive for each
be completely counterproductive for each family it the story is completely
family it the story is completely
family it the story is completely different a friend of mine who was
different a friend of mine who was
different a friend of mine who was diagnosed with ADHD which is attention
diagnosed with ADHD which is attention
diagnosed with ADHD which is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and
deficit hyperactivity disorder and
deficit hyperactivity disorder and Asperger’s was fully diagnosed at 10
Asperger’s was fully diagnosed at 10
Asperger’s was fully diagnosed at 10 though his parent one of them was a GP
though his parent one of them was a GP
though his parent one of them was a GP managed to like who knew it beforehand
managed to like who knew it beforehand
managed to like who knew it beforehand he had all the obvious traits and common
he had all the obvious traits and common
he had all the obvious traits and common behaviors but he had very little anxiety
behaviors but he had very little anxiety
behaviors but he had very little anxiety and living in London it meant he’d get
and living in London it meant he’d get
and living in London it meant he’d get to get all the access to support and
to get all the access to support and
to get all the access to support and finances needed his community due to the
finances needed his community due to the
finances needed his community due to the obvious label
obvious label
obvious label were very supportive of him and his
were very supportive of him and his
were very supportive of him and his parents who had picked it up early on
parents who had picked it up early on
parents who had picked it up early on were weren’t upset by the label or the
were weren’t upset by the label or the
were weren’t upset by the label or the stigma that came with it and they worked
stigma that came with it and they worked
stigma that came with it and they worked doubly hard to empower him to cope
doubly hard to empower him to cope
doubly hard to empower him to cope despite this he struggled he struggled
despite this he struggled he struggled
despite this he struggled he struggled that teachers knew him as autistic
that teachers knew him as autistic
that teachers knew him as autistic before they knew his name a label brings
before they knew his name a label brings
before they knew his name a label brings expectations of a certain behavior those
expectations of a certain behavior those
expectations of a certain behavior those expectations can often lead to provoke
expectations can often lead to provoke
expectations can often lead to provoke that same behavior it also effectively
that same behavior it also effectively
that same behavior it also effectively pushes back somebody’s goals it may not
pushes back somebody’s goals it may not
pushes back somebody’s goals it may not have been comparable to the way my
have been comparable to the way my
have been comparable to the way my sister was judged but he too was seen
sister was judged but he too was seen
sister was judged but he too was seen and still is seen to a certain extent as
and still is seen to a certain extent as
and still is seen to a certain extent as a problem he’s seen as the labor way he
a problem he’s seen as the labor way he
a problem he’s seen as the labor way he wears in fact we were best friends for a
wears in fact we were best friends for a
wears in fact we were best friends for a long time I didn’t know he was different
long time I didn’t know he was different
long time I didn’t know he was different they increasingly it has become more and
they increasingly it has become more and
they increasingly it has become more and more apparent he struggled through his
more apparent he struggled through his
more apparent he struggled through his teen years he struggled to fit in
teen years he struggled to fit in
teen years he struggled to fit in struggling to cope socially it was both
struggling to cope socially it was both
struggling to cope socially it was both even he may not have many friends now
even he may not have many friends now
even he may not have many friends now and I
and I
and I I even found it hard to cope or found it
I even found it hard to cope or found it
I even found it hard to cope or found it hard to act around him I didn’t know to
hard to act around him I didn’t know to
hard to act around him I didn’t know to treat him my own age or act like I used
treat him my own age or act like I used
treat him my own age or act like I used to when I was younger it’s possible that
to when I was younger it’s possible that
to when I was younger it’s possible that we have changed but increasingly I have
we have changed but increasingly I have
we have changed but increasingly I have seen the label before I saw seeing the
seen the label before I saw seeing the
seen the label before I saw seeing the friend I want to new labeling has given
friend I want to new labeling has given
friend I want to new labeling has given him a barrier to hide behind a
him a barrier to hide behind a
him a barrier to hide behind a limitation for his goals and an excuse
limitation for his goals and an excuse
limitation for his goals and an excuse for his behavior is that all he expects
for his behavior is that all he expects
for his behavior is that all he expects of himself all that is expected of by
of himself all that is expected of by
of himself all that is expected of by others by others if more was known this
others by others if more was known this
others by others if more was known this could change we could learn to support
could change we could learn to support
could change we could learn to support more children better equipping them to
more children better equipping them to
more children better equipping them to become adults and living the standard of
become adults and living the standard of
become adults and living the standard of life that we have in 2013 the DMS a
life that we have in 2013 the DMS a
life that we have in 2013 the DMS a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Bible decided as Burgess
Mental Health Bible decided as Burgess
Mental Health Bible decided as Burgess was no longer considered a that decided
was no longer considered a that decided
was no longer considered a that decided ass purchase was no longer considered a
ass purchase was no longer considered a
ass purchase was no longer considered a disorder instead they widened slightly a
disorder instead they widened slightly a
disorder instead they widened slightly a criteria for autism this caused so many
criteria for autism this caused so many
criteria for autism this caused so many people to go on categorized and they no
people to go on categorized and they no
people to go on categorized and they no longer got the support they needed it
longer got the support they needed it
longer got the support they needed it also caused those people who did now
also caused those people who did now
also caused those people who did now fall under autism to be treated as if
fall under autism to be treated as if
fall under autism to be treated as if they were autistic which meant there was
they were autistic which meant there was
they were autistic which meant there was a stigma surrounding them and it also
a stigma surrounding them and it also
a stigma surrounding them and it also meant that they were getting a
meant that they were getting a
meant that they were getting a completely different sort of treatment
completely different sort of treatment
completely different sort of treatment treatment that in all probability wasn’t
treatment that in all probability wasn’t
treatment that in all probability wasn’t right for them okay so I’ve spoken a lot
right for them okay so I’ve spoken a lot
right for them okay so I’ve spoken a lot about autism but this isn’t a face an
about autism but this isn’t a face an
about autism but this isn’t a face an issue just facing autism for example
issue just facing autism for example
issue just facing autism for example schizophrenia so diverse other symptoms
schizophrenia so diverse other symptoms
schizophrenia so diverse other symptoms that the validity of the diagnosis is
that the validity of the diagnosis is
that the validity of the diagnosis is widely disputed people tend to associate
widely disputed people tend to associate
widely disputed people tend to associate schizophrenia with violence and in fact
schizophrenia with violence and in fact
schizophrenia with violence and in fact the word is commonly used as an insult a
the word is commonly used as an insult a
the word is commonly used as an insult a schizo like right my grandfather was
schizo like right my grandfather was
schizo like right my grandfather was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia when my mother was in primary school he
when my mother was in primary school he
when my mother was in primary school he used this to justify his growing
used this to justify his growing
used this to justify his growing alcoholism and his absence as a parent
alcoholism and his absence as a parent
alcoholism and his absence as a parent my mother was sent off to boarding
my mother was sent off to boarding
my mother was sent off to boarding school and then sent off in holidays to
school and then sent off in holidays to
school and then sent off in holidays to family so that she never saw him if he
family so that she never saw him if he
family so that she never saw him if he hadn’t of known if he hadn’t have been
hadn’t of known if he hadn’t have been
hadn’t of known if he hadn’t have been diagnosed I mean who knows what would
diagnosed I mean who knows what would
diagnosed I mean who knows what would have happened but would have meant that
have happened but would have meant that
have happened but would have meant that he had no excuse that he would have held
he had no excuse that he would have held
he had no excuse that he would have held himself responsible for his actions
himself responsible for his actions
himself responsible for his actions it was also lucky that he managed to
it was also lucky that he managed to
it was also lucky that he managed to keep the diagnosis a secret so that
keep the diagnosis a secret so that
keep the diagnosis a secret so that there was no stigmatization around him
children should not be given support due
children should not be given support due to their label it should be given due to
to their label it should be given due to
to their label it should be given due to their need and their parents need labels
their need and their parents need labels
their need and their parents need labels should not be so defined it causes
should not be so defined it causes
should not be so defined it causes stigmatization and categorization those
stigmatization and categorization those
stigmatization and categorization those with labels they become defined by that
with labels they become defined by that
with labels they become defined by that for those without they have no excuse
for those without they have no excuse
for those without they have no excuse and are subjected to a lot of criticism
and are subjected to a lot of criticism
and are subjected to a lot of criticism and judgment so what should you go away
and judgment so what should you go away
and judgment so what should you go away remembering I mean is there anything
remembering I mean is there anything
remembering I mean is there anything that you can do
just by knowing about this stuff and
just by knowing about this stuff and being aware of it and spreading the
being aware of it and spreading the
being aware of it and spreading the knowledge you are helping for example
knowledge you are helping for example
knowledge you are helping for example you may be walking down the street and
you may be walking down the street and
you may be walking down the street and see a child acting out yes true it could
see a child acting out yes true it could
see a child acting out yes true it could be a bad parent but at the same time it
be a bad parent but at the same time it
be a bad parent but at the same time it could be some unknown unseen problem so
could be some unknown unseen problem so
could be some unknown unseen problem so instead of looking away in shock and
instead of looking away in shock and
instead of looking away in shock and disgust or looking away in shock and
disgust or looking away in shock and
disgust or looking away in shock and disgust or crossing the street to avoid
disgust or crossing the street to avoid
disgust or crossing the street to avoid smile and show support has an all
smile and show support has an all
smile and show support has an all likelihood they are finding life a lot
likelihood they are finding life a lot
likelihood they are finding life a lot harder than you and lastly if you told
harder than you and lastly if you told
harder than you and lastly if you told someone is autistic don’t automatically
someone is autistic don’t automatically
someone is autistic don’t automatically assume they’re like their TV
assume they’re like their TV
assume they’re like their TV representation or like that kid across
representation or like that kid across
representation or like that kid across the street because in all likelihood
the street because in all likelihood
the street because in all likelihood they’re not Thanks
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