Mumble Report post Posted May 28, 2010 What do you think of the new NAS website? I just don't do change, although it's not too bad, and most things seem to be in sensible places. However, I have one thing that's making me uneasy, and I was wondering what others thought. I guess it links a bit to the discussion of an 'autistic look'. About a third the way down the home page are three main links with pictures: Information for parents/carers, Information for adults with Autism, Information for professionals. I wasn't too happy about the photos used. They feel a little stereotypical to me: the slightly tired but trying to smile parent, the Autistic person (he looks scary!!!) and the interested wide-eyed professional. I guess because I fall into the Autistic adult group, I didn't like the way it was being portrayed. I wondered what others thought? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordie Report post Posted May 28, 2010 Slightly , but have you seen Jobcentre Plus' "WorkPath" leaflets? The front cover of those has a picture of a smartly dressed man at a computer ... but he's got that obvious Down's Syndrome look, like they had to make it REALLY obvious he had a disability. You can see it here (as long as you've got Adobe Reader installed on your computer): http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dwp1008.pdf It certainly raised an eyebrow with me. James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) They seen to have reduced the number of "real life stories" where autistics speak for themselves from around 20 to merely 2 which I think narrows the view on autism down to only a few settings (or cases). There aren't any professional people among the autists there any more. Sad. Edited May 28, 2010 by Shnoing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted May 28, 2010 They seen to have reduced the number of "real life stories" where autistics speak for themselves from around 20 to merely 2 which I think narrows the view on autism down to only a few settings (or cases). There aren't any professional people among the autists there any more. Sad. I don't know if it's my (mis)understanding of language, but the first sentence on the 'real stories' page didn't seem right to me: "There may not be a 'cure', but people do survive the difficulties they encounter" To me that reads as if ASDs (or ASD difficulties) are something that some people do not survive, i.e. that they are life-threatening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted May 28, 2010 I see what you mean about the pictures, Mumble, although if they can only have one picture for each category, whatever they chose was bound to bother somebody I suppose. A pity they didn't challenge the gender stereotypes: the carer is a "mum" figure, the autistic person is male and the professional is also male. I think the new design is an improvement though, less dense and less stark in its presentation, but I haven't looked closely at the whole site yet. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScienceGeek Report post Posted May 29, 2010 I haven't had the chance to have a proper look around the site yet, but it does look a lot more accessible than previously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caz2007 Report post Posted May 29, 2010 i have had a look i like it like it was before!! why is in pictures they have to make us look like we have something wrong with us!!! i dont now why things have to get charged all the time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
