Why a national strategy only matters if it reaches real people.
A strategy is not support until it changes a life.
The Autism Act required strategy and guidance, but many autistic adults still struggled to access diagnosis, housing, employment support and healthcare adjustments.
Policy can sound strong while practice remains weak.
Awareverse cares about the gap between words and lived outcomes.
When looking at strategy vs support, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?