Others come to see themselves as autistic because they know autistic people from other contexts, and realise how much they have in common. Sometimes those autistic people are very decidedly disabled; sometimes less so. Either way, most understand highly disabled autistics exist.
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* Carers and professionals in general still have a huge amount to learn from autistic people. * Some autistic people could stand to do some learning from them, too. * Online activism is not perfect, but is a powerful way of sharing ideas; if it's over-positive, it's compensating.
Resources just as important. If there are 3 people caring for a house with 18 teenagers, most of whom are profoundly disabled, then you've got problems (regardless of how much learning you have).
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For sure! And to be fair to my own experience caring for disabled kids, it was close to 1-to-1, and only for two weeks at a time; I know how lucky we were. 3 adults to 18 teenagers is not really enough for round-the-clock supervision even if none of them have high support needs!
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The aftermath of Thatcher's Britain. No money. No resources. No political interest.
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