Should People w/ Autism Sue?

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While very justified, I don't think we'll ever be able to sue. We're the minority in this World, and those ignorant bastards couldn't care less. Not only that, but people with AS seem to be very good natured...and I don't think our kind ways would match up well against the overwhelming numbers of evil people out there.

They're very greedy, and wouldn't give us our peace. Maybe in a hundred years or so, though by then they'd just say sorry and expect that to justify all the things we've gone through.

We should all sue Autism Speaks.

Am hate it when the people who run shops say they are disability friendly,and other people [often who have physical/mobility disabilities] say the same thing to.
No they are not disability friendly,they do not meet disability standards,they are only adapted to the needs of wheel chair users and those with HI or VI-that is not the entire disability spectrum.
There are some adaptions made for one disability which then stops various other disabilities from being able to access the service,an example of this is on public transport,which is already torture treatment-companies that add overloading speaking reminders of when every stop is coming up,and when next one comes up.
They are MD inducing,but luckily are not very common on public transport,and not for am anyway as am rarely use PT.
Another example is the raised lumps all over a pavement outside shops,which are for VI people;wheel chair users,people with mobility/balance problems etc can fall over on these easy.

Am do not think it's fair if they can do adaptions to their place for people with autism [most people have only referred to AS here] but don't,although will do anything for physical disabilities,so don't see what is wrong with sueing to get something done if they refuse to do anything when they are able to.


All for autism related reasons,am would like to have music turned off in shops that don't have anything to do with music [eg,they don't sell it],non flicker/fluor. lights,wider isles,if they have squashed so many together to fit more crap in,a cue which people who only have a few items and are not paying by credit card can use,not constant use of a crippling PA system,security guards given autism/asperger awareness training [it is common for auties and aspies to be stalked by security guards due to being pre judged as bad people],a shoppers rules list [for big shops] that ask shoppers to not-leave trolleys blocking isles,or stand there blocking the isles themselves whilst with other people [if are non verbal,it's a lot harder-if there's sensory stuff going on behind,am have had no choice just to get past people because they were ignoring and have had abuse for it,staff apologise for am which am dont want them to do given that they saw am waiting and ignored],parents allowing their younger,screaming children to wander isles on their own...


Equal disability rights for Autism and Aspergers,if they can make accomodations for a wheel chair user for having a mobility problem,they can do the same thing for an autie or aspie who is impaired by a places lack of adaption.

Suing is horrible. It can ruin people's lives.

I am NT and I have been bullied rather badly in my life, partly because I am rather naive and trusting. People will treat other people like s**t, AS or otherwise. We all have to deal with it, and I don't think that having a disability is an excuse to cash in on it.

To some extent, what you want is simply an awareness. While that's all well and good, to be blunt it's in short supply. I sometimes wonder if there isn't a finite amount

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There is almost no way to accomodate EVERYBODY in life--- especially business-wise. You can make something more acceptable to one person, but then you make it harder for someone else. It's an ongoing battle. Things have gotten better, but there is no way to perfect it or make it perfect for EVERYONE. That's life.
As far as suing goes--- there is too much of that s**t in this country. Everyone sues for every damn thing. It doesn't do much good in the end--- big businesses like Walmart can take these blows ( and they'll improve, indeed), but the little guys end up closing because they end up sued out of existence and don't have the $$$ or resources to accomodate everyone. And it doesn't foster good relations between people at all--- why can't people ASK for improvements, or just try being nice for a change instead of immediately calling in the lawyers? Everyone has to sue over everything. If I were to sue for everytime I had my feelings hurt or felt wronged by someone, I might be rich. But what does that say about me as a person? Who would want to be anywhere near me? Everyone would avoid me for fear I'd sue them. And that is the way it is with everyone today--- everyone sues everyone!

I always thought about opening a restaraunt or store where the lights are dimmer, theirs only soothing noises in the backround, nice and open, every corner you turn, theres a room where you can go collect yourself... Or a restaraunt were it has a part of it secluded for people who are mentally disabled, where everything accomondates their needs, and so you can be yourself, and not have to worry about the stares or the people talking about you behind your back. I would do anything for all of that!

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