I feel that Singapore is lagging behind its regional counterparts, like the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan, in terms of autism advocacy. Let alone Australia or New Zealand.
Granted, a Singaporean did go to the Philippines many years ago to promote autism advocacy. But look at what happened in the Philippines - they now have an Aspie serving as Secretary of their national autism organisation. Singaporean Aspies do try to form our autism organisation since working with the national autism organisation, a pro cure organisation, is impossible; but it is led by quarreling leaders with no overall vision, other than opposing cure, they do not know what they are in for.
As one of my old mates would say, 'perhaps Singapore is not ready for your visions'.
We do not just want unity, we want to create the conditions needed to be ourselves - share about our autism conditions openly regardless of what others may say, have a structural framework to work on them individually, and to be at our own best to get to university, do a job well and be good in whatever we do.
How right he is.
I feel discouraged. I need to force myself to tend a gaming shop because this is the only job Aspies who can't get to STEM can do, judging by current trends. The future may be different, though.
"Passions are indeed cultivated," as a local autism advocate replied to my queries. "They can change over time."
If so, can I cultivate an interest in Mathematics, and invent a mathematical formula to device new financial instruments to cheat other people's monies like what the quants once did? This may give me a job. I'd love to do the job. But this is not the way Aspies move the world forward, as we are far more capable than being the cogs of the machine of unchecked greed.
This is why I do think we should look beyond Autism, and focus on the possible Aspies can do. Do whatever we enjoy doing, and do it well, show it to others. We want to surprise others pleasantly by our special talents
Granted, a Singaporean did go to the Philippines many years ago to promote autism advocacy. But look at what happened in the Philippines - they now have an Aspie serving as Secretary of their national autism organisation. Singaporean Aspies do try to form our autism organisation since working with the national autism organisation, a pro cure organisation, is impossible; but it is led by quarreling leaders with no overall vision, other than opposing cure, they do not know what they are in for.
As one of my old mates would say, 'perhaps Singapore is not ready for your visions'.
We do not just want unity, we want to create the conditions needed to be ourselves - share about our autism conditions openly regardless of what others may say, have a structural framework to work on them individually, and to be at our own best to get to university, do a job well and be good in whatever we do.
How right he is.
I feel discouraged. I need to force myself to tend a gaming shop because this is the only job Aspies who can't get to STEM can do, judging by current trends. The future may be different, though.
"Passions are indeed cultivated," as a local autism advocate replied to my queries. "They can change over time."
If so, can I cultivate an interest in Mathematics, and invent a mathematical formula to device new financial instruments to cheat other people's monies like what the quants once did? This may give me a job. I'd love to do the job. But this is not the way Aspies move the world forward, as we are far more capable than being the cogs of the machine of unchecked greed.
This is why I do think we should look beyond Autism, and focus on the possible Aspies can do. Do whatever we enjoy doing, and do it well, show it to others. We want to surprise others pleasantly by our special talents
