Welcome to A.S.S.G.O

• Acceptance - Our first aim is to increase acceptance of people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in society. There are some affected by Autism that are totally excluded from parts of society due to the general public completely refusing to accept that they are different. They are forced to stay within the lines of what neurotypicals refer to as normal social rules. We are hoping to get people within society to bend when it comes to those social cues and rules if they know that someone is affected by the disorder.

• Understanding - Our second aim is to increase the understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorders in society. There are people within society that still think people affected by the disorder are like rainman. That is an inaccurate assumption in most cases. The general public don't understand that everyone is affected differently by this condition if they don't know someone who has it.

• Consideration - Our third aim is to get the general public to take in consideration that some people who have this condition doesn't always do the right thing socially. This is to stop stress where there shouldn't be in either the person with Autism's life or a member of the publics. There are things that aren't appropriate to do in cases where a person with this condition does something wrong, especially in social situations.

Surprisingly enough it isn't as complicated as it sounds. We need organisations, clubs, groups, councils etc help. These are the ways in which you could help.

• Publish the website address www.assupportgrouponline.org in your organisations newsletters, web sites, newspapers, magazines etc.

• Hold events in aid of Aspergers Awareness Year 2006. Not forgetting to mention that it's 100th birthday of Hans Asperger (the discoverer of Aspergers Syndrome) in 2006. If he'd still of been alive today I wonder what he'd think of the lack of understanding of his discovered condition.

• Above all spread the word that Aspergers people shouldn't be punished for how they act. I'm a prime example of people treating me badly because of things I can't help and I believe that I am a person worthy of better treatment than expulsion.
  

This is what I'll be doing while you're doing your bit.

• If asked I'll be going to conferences if I'm invited (within uk) and sending info to conferences via email (different countries).

• I will provide guidance to teachers and other professionals dealing with people who have Aspergers Syndrome.

• Making this site a base for all organisations world wide so I can get people who have Aspergers Syndrome the services they deserve.

• I will get involved in local events in aid of the Aspergers Awareness Year 2006 if I'm invited.

• Will try and answer every email and feedback that comes to me from the site but if this campaign gets popular and I get lots of visitors emailing me then I can't promise to but at the moment I do reply to every email I am sent.

• I will be doing a little bit of campaigning myself starting with the college who expelled me unreasonably after they gave me no help with my Aspergers Syndrome.

If you, organisation, school, college, council, society, group or anything else you're involved in would like to get involved. Just email the usual site address with the Subject Aspergers Awareness Campaign 2006. The email is assupportgrouponline@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks!