Die Volta-Bericht

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Autism Association of Volta formed, aims to assist rights of Autistic People
by Christel Schäfer

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The Autistics Association of Volta has been started by the parents and friends of people with genuine cases of the disorders found within what doctors refer to as the autism spectrum. The organization, which has registered as a non-profit organization, claims that it's aims is to improve the living situation and advance the rights of people with autism within Volta. Their membership comes mostly from the parents and friends of people with any of the disorders on the autism spectrum, though it is important to note that there are people with genuine cases of the disease who are also members of the organization. The organization is based in Vien.

The organization also held it's first official meeting today, in which it layed out the organizations goals and plans for future action. The group states that to advance it's goals it plans on using several different methods. This includes establishing schools for those with autism, along with the establishment of an employment program. It also has stated that it will seek to establish programs to assist adults with the condition, and will work with authorities to try and get an early intervention program implemented on both local and nationwide scales. It has also stated that this organization will be funded with donations from generous people, both within and outside of Volta.

The leader of the organization, Oskar Seidel, said in a press conference that they simply seek to help these people get their lives back in order. He was very critical of the policies of the Ulbricht administration in his press statement.

"The policies of Franz Ulbricht and some of his predecessors did a lot of harm to autistic people." he said "The failure to recognize sociopathic hysteria as something completely separate and unrelated to autism led to many innocent men, women, and children suffering unnecessary negative consequences. These are men, women, and children who have committed no crime against the Voltan nation, who genuinely need help from society, and to say the old administrations turned their backs on them only scratches the surface."

Oskar also praised current Chancellor Ernst Krenz for changing the national policy on autistism.

"It is precisely because of his reforms that this organization is allowed to exist at all, and for that I thank him." he stated "I look forward to working with him in order to help make the Voltan motherland a better country for everyone."

In his closing statement, Oskar Seidel pleaded to the Voltan people for support for their cause.

"These are not people who oppose communism or socialism." he said "these are men, women, and children, many of whom are quite patriotic, many of whom believe in the communist ideal. They are not counterrevolutionaries, they are our comrades. As a fellow communist, I feel that we must extend a helping hand to all of our comrades, a helping hand. I ask you - is it wrong to help a comrade?"