Thread: Lionel's Wellbeing, mayhem and mischief corner

In many ways I agree with Ron, Lionel. I treat people very much as I find them. In my life experience I've interacted with various people with and without disabilities. I've made all sorts of allowances for almost everyone I've ever met. I'm sure most people who have met me have also made allowances for me too, that's simply getting on with people.
Most of us don't need to be specially educated to get on with others. Those who don't make allowances for others, are not the sort of people who would change their behavior simply because they did a course.

I think a lot of emphasis is placed on "Softly, Softly and don't upset anyone', these days. My extended family has a few Autistic kiddies, ranging from marginal, to Non-verbal with huge behavioural issues.
The latter is now around 8 years old. From when we first had contact 5 years ago, I refused to bow to the conditions and guidelines that I'm sure, well meaning psych. experts gave to the parents and over the years, have explained and demonstrated a few 'Facts of Life' to him.

Whenever I visit, this kid's behaviour apparently improves greatly, according to reports from his grandparents.

Yes, he unfortunately does have major issues, but also knows he can get away with being a little arsehole, because of some of the advice given to his parents .

Hello Saitch

Yes, he unfortunately does have major issues, but also knows he can get away with being a little arsehole, because of some of the advice given to his parents .

I have to fully agree. In some cases ... they can become as cunning as ****house rats and use it to their full advantage. Pretty much the same as most kids I suppose!

Kind regards
Lionel

Wrong thread - ooops

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello Ron,

A quick trip into empirical peer-reviewed research will reveal that out of all the types of disability in Australia Autism has the highest rates of successful suicide attempts and amount of suicidal ideation. Meanwhile, Autism in Australia has the highest rates of unemployment then any other disability. With a six times higher rate than any other disability of unemployment. Meaning there is big gap in how high the unemployment rate is compared to their other types of disability who are unemployed. Have a quick guess at what can happen if an individual with Autism attempts to maintain a job and they fail. As a Health and Safety Representative I had colleagues telephone stating that they were having suicidal ideations due to changes in how management insisted we treat our clients after a change in operational policy. I invite you to go online and checkout Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work | Safe Work Australia. Also, without tracking it down - it could even be in that document... statistics of workplace events found that psychosocial harm can have more long lasting affects on health that physical injuries in the workplace. I suppose it boils down to an old saying' For those who believe - no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe - no proof is possible". I will also defend your right to freedom of speech regardless to my disagreement towards what you say.

I could supply all the links to back up the empirical research statistics - however, I think it falls under the "no proof is possible" side of the old saying. There is also a change management theory fraction known as the "three percent". The greatest skill of someone attempting to bring about change is to recognise that three present and see them for what they are. Then promptly focus your efforts elsewhere. With the same amount of effort that you could have applied to the three percents the majority of the 'fence sitters' could have been influenced to undertake real and positive change. The three percent mirror the "no proof is possible" set - go figure!

Kind regards
Lionel

I'm not reading these links. I don't need to, because I absolutely believe everything you are saying to be accurate. However, no. We do not have to change the entire workforce to cater for a minority in any scheme of things. Now if you said for example, all work/commercial places must have wheelchair access ramps and toilets for the disabled". This sounds endlessly sensible right? Well I run a taekwondo club locally. One of guys that runs a dojo in a nearby town, he purchased an old run down commercial shed (its a reasonable shed, but its an old mechanics workshop, old floor, no insulatioin, you can see rows of nail holes where they missed or used recycled corrugated iron etc). Why am I going on about this? well as soon as the council found out he was using it for taekwondo classes a couple of times a week. He had to install wheelchair access and disability toilets with rails and all the stuff before he was allowed to.... run a taekwono class from it. Absolutely insane right? It cost a small fortune ... for an old tin shed....

Now, if government regulations try to enforce "mental health" into work places .... any sort of requirements, I'm showing them the middle finger. I don't care what dissablilites someone has, so long as they are competent and pleasant enough, I'll get along with them just fine. No I will never do any sort of "training" on how to treat people with mental issues (they already tried those with the luny "gender" insanity.... NO, I can't tell you passionately enough how much I'm going to rebel against any type of stupidity.

If there is a workplace of 100... 1000 .... people, and they all need to change for one person .... the very obvious answer is the "1" person that is an issue needs to be in a different environment that suites them. Not demand everyone else changes.

Now an autistic person, they actually have a medical condition. The average person with "mental issues" .... is likely just that. an average person. Lets just treat them as normal people like everyone else.

seeya,
Shane L

Hello All,

As you have picked up - my posts are not written for AULRO specifically. I have discussed things with Dave (Incisor) for approval to post my wellbeing stuff here. Posting on AULRO allows me to provide proof that the content has been posted on a specific site, with a recorded name, a date and a time. This site even provides a hyperlink to prove that it was posted here. All this provides me with a form of protection to safeguard my intellectual property.

This is intellectual property based off too many years of study contained within my PhD. Most organisations that the articles are targeted for are very fond of attempting to prove that any content that crosses their tables is either created using their resources or written during company time. This gives them the supposed right to slap a claim on the intellectual property as being their's. They are very fond of using terms such as "in perpetuity" and "we can utilise, modify or adapt all the content and exploit it commercially." This is without any financial or other rewards coming my way.

I am also aware that some of the AULRO members have family members on the Autism Spectrum. If my posting here can assist them I have achieved one of my goals. Disseminating information that might assist our (Autism) community.

Therefore, please take heed that the content is not specifically written for AULRO. If you cannot read through the text, or find something you do not agree with - then that is fine. Just bear in mind that you are not the sole specific audience being targeted. You do not need to read my wellbeing content. You do not need to agree with it. You can even totally ignore it. Plus, it is posted under the "General Chat" thread.

I have kept Dave informed before I made the first post. Well - folks please bear all the above in mind. By the way, I have more than a couple of Land Rovers to prove that I have a genuine interest in the manufacturer's products. In fact being a member of this group helped me get through some pretty dark times in my life. Where the darkest part was produced by bashing my head against brick walls while I fought my way through barriers that people in academia placed up to prevent me finishing my PhD. So, I do feel indebted to this group - it provided me with a grip on maintaining a slight sense of normalcy and threads to shreds of my sanity. Contacts with the 'real world'. If any of my writings can assist you or your kin - then part of my indebtedness to this group is being passed back to you.

Before you stand on your soapboxes about this content being unsuitable for a Land Rover based site - spend some time to take a scroll through some of the other threads that have been running for much longer than my wellbeing content. Are these threads 100 percent Land Rover specific? The answer is 'no'. Do people raise a hue and cry about this breach of Land Rover protocol? No. Do you have to read every word posted on these not Land Rover specific threads? No. Just like those other - more historic non-Land Rover threads - you can see the title and ignore it and seek out more Land Rover specific content. Do these more historic Land Rover threads than my posts on wellbeing feature "touchy - feely content? The answer is "yes". To wrap this post up. It is a free country after all. Let the outcries begin. I will refer you back to the description aligned with the General Chat thread. I have not broken any of them. For your reference ...



General Chat: Almost anything goes, have a look and drop in a few lines. Think of it as a campfire chat with the kids around.

Kind regards
Lionel

To me, robust discussion on any subject, is part and parcel of "General Chat". Well, maybe not 'Flat Earth' content!

Hi
If the earth was flat, cats would push everything over the edge .
Q.E.D.

Cheers