Actually, the thread got almost no hits at all. The only person that looked at the thread was StarTrekker because I asked her to. I had posted it anonymously because it was actually a workshop that I had done for a group of Autism parents and for people who work professionally in organizations that work with Autistic people. I have also done Autism workshops and classes for Easter Seals. Unfortunately I won't be able to post it again because it has identifying information in it like what my name is and where I live. I prefer to keep that information off of the general populous part of an internet forum. When I had originally posted it, I had posted it as if I were someone else who had just stumbled upon it on youtube because I wanted to protect my identity here. So if I were to post it again now, I would reveal too much about my identity. I would not be comfortable with that on a public forum.
But if I do more classes and workshops, and if they are recorded, I will try to post them anonymously for you guys.
Right now I am working on some other projects. I have to be careful about how much I share because the groups I am working with on these projects are not ready to go public yet since we are in the very early stages. But if you guys want to give me your input, I would really appreciate it.
One of the big projects I am working on, and since I proposed it, I am a major leader on the committee, is to retrain and restructure the crisis/suicide hotline system in the US to make it more effective to meeting the needs of Autistics in crisis. I know the things that would help me with a crisis hotline but I would really appreciate knowing the kinds of things that would help all of you. When I teach and advocate, I want to make it a point to represent the entire Autistic community the best I can and not just represent my needs. If any of you would like to comment on what you would like to see in a crisis/suicide hotline system and what changes should be made to meet the needs of Autistic people who are in crisis, Please comment.
It would be good to start a separate thread so I will do that to not hijack this one.
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Wreck It Ralph
17 Nov 2020, 3:47 pm
