The Red, White and Blue Ride continues
Welcome back to the Audacious Aspie! We will continue to look at the autism society, and what resources it can provide for the group of people living together in the same area sharing one or more characteristic...or community (thank you Oxford dictionary). We went through a bit about their mission statement, which made them look like a good place to be (if you discount the whole combating autism thing). But what else does it offer? Let's take a look.
Their data base: it was created in 2004 and, without missing a beat, mentions (again) how it is the “most comprehensive database of it’s kind” (http://www.autismsource.org/). The data base offers “only credible and reliable resources” (http://www.autismsource.org/, *takes a pinch of salt*). It keeps up to date by collaborating with its nation-wide affiliates, fellow autism organizations and professionals within the U.S. What is in the database? Lets dive right in! Bring some goggles and deep water-diving gear, it could be pretty deep. Or not and we’d just sticking a snorkeling tube in our mouths, causing a gag reflex for no reason.
This is great for one of two things: sucking in air from above the water to help us breath, or becoming an instant fountain of vomit, providing a different kind of shower.
And after clicking on the search page link, we come to another page with choices, many, many choices. Know what you're looking for? Just put in the name of the organization you want to search. Want to narrow the search abit? Choose the state, city and country (the irony might be lost on them). Choose an org type (?) and finally, what language you want. Academic supports? They got’em. Information on early intervention? No problem. Want to know about public school systems (and why they need to change. Whoops, wrong search item) got ya covered.
There's even a button to give you a full description of the service types, click on it, and you get a page that lists, alphabetical order (what else?) the service types and what they are all about. Including dentists that serve people with autism (as opposed to the ones who don't serve our kind ‘round there) and Faith community services. Both of which I have just learned are a thing and exist. You can even add or update your organization on it! (so long as it’s in America). Handy that!
That has been a deeper look into the autism society, peeking into all their secrets and the deepest, darkest part of their heart (which happens to contain lists upon lists). We’ll leave that to be discovered later on, in the future perhaps. Next time, we will look at some resources used in the United Kingdom (although, if social media is anything to go by, it’s not so united after Brexit). Regardless, we will travel across the pond (largest pond on the planet), take in the virtual sites and see just what they have on sale for those of us on the spectrum. Until then, this continues to be, the Audacious Aspie.
Ahhh Britain I always wanted to travel to you and see your lovely architecture, lovely history and lovely, lovely birds (I hope I got the slang right).
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