Yes. I defend the use of that phrase. We all used to be so sick of people announcing that they had autism to excuse whatever crime they had committed. It was an insult to people with autism. I know so many people with autism with absolutely crystal clear understanding of right and wrong and who would be outraged to think that uninformed people and, sadly there are many of these, who would jump to conclusions and assume everyone with autism was dangerous. They are not. This young man's atrocious act will resonate with the uniformed and lead to people regarding perfectly innocent people with autism with suspicion. It could hold back more positive understanding of autism by the general public for years after all the good work that's gone on.
This young man obviously had a back story. There was a reason why he had care provided by an agency. I looked them up. They claim to provide care for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems. No mention of autism. Why would social services contract this company to provide care for this young man? Where was their care planning? Risk assessments? How could this be allowed to happen? That's the outrage not avoiding politically correct language.
I expect you can now see what I'm raging about?!
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