Situation of Singapore in 2021
Singapore is not ready for Inclusive Equality despite efforts to engage with various stakeholders, including publishing this alternative autism masterplan and a proposal for an autistic-focused non-profit. Many autism organisations remain unwilling to engage with autistic advocates and ignore the emails of autistics keen to work with them. The rest often engage in "exploitative...
Forum Letters & Feedback
Eric gives feedback and suggestions on issues of strategic impact for the autism community that also impacts Singaporeans in general. Below are some examples: Forum Page: Tailor mental health support to those with autism (13 Oct 2021) Reply: Those with autism can seek help for mental health from several places (29 Oct 2021) Forum Page:...
History
Much has happened since Eric started on his autism work in 2002 as the first autistic autism advocate in Singapore (and probably Asia). 2006 marked the year when a Singaporean autistic first spoke overseas. 2018 marked the founding of Singapore's first autistic-led community by autistics exiled from another chat group. 2019 marked the year that...
Spirit
A nation is great not by its size alone. it is the will, the cohesion, the stamina, the discipline of its people and the quality of its leaders which ensure it an honourable place in history. – Lee Kuan Yew (1963) We autistics are a disadvantaged race seen as broken and undesirable. We are...
Principles
Principle 1: Strategic Change The Action For Autistics Masterplan is based on Eric's Small but Mighty philosophy. Most people believe that we can only create change successfully if we have a lot of resources, well-recognised qualifications and strong research findings to back us. Eric's proposed solutions are all designed to create tremendous change with minimal...
Total Defence
Total Defence goes beyond just discerning allies from enemies. It refers to our ability to protect ourselves against the full range of threats that includes psychopaths, extremist ideologies, mental illness, technological obsolescence etc. It also emphasises self-reliance and self-determination – we must be responsible for ourselves and develop the ability to take care of ourselves...