Seth Kahan

Yeah. First of all, I want to say that autism is included in our challenge. Oh, that's great. People who are autistic, many of them are mentally healthy. They just view the world, they process the world in different ways, but there's still stigma associated with it, right? And so we see that as part of our challenge too, is we want people to have a different view of people who have autism.

Yeah. First of all, I want to say that autism is included in our challenge. Oh, that's great. People who are autistic, many of them are mentally healthy. They just view the world, they process the world in different ways, but there's still stigma associated with it, right? And so we see that as part of our challenge too, is we want people to have a different view of people who have autism.

Yeah. First of all, I want to say that autism is included in our challenge. Oh, that's great. People who are autistic, many of them are mentally healthy. They just view the world, they process the world in different ways, but there's still stigma associated with it, right? And so we see that as part of our challenge too, is we want people to have a different view of people who have autism.

I think there's kind of three dimensions to something like this, and I would sit down with the folks who are steering the autism and ask them to kind of self-diagnose in these three dimensions. Okay, can you expand on that? First is structural. That's where you have laws and policies that perpetuate stigma. And we have that.

I think there's kind of three dimensions to something like this, and I would sit down with the folks who are steering the autism and ask them to kind of self-diagnose in these three dimensions. Okay, can you expand on that? First is structural. That's where you have laws and policies that perpetuate stigma. And we have that.

I think there's kind of three dimensions to something like this, and I would sit down with the folks who are steering the autism and ask them to kind of self-diagnose in these three dimensions. Okay, can you expand on that? First is structural. That's where you have laws and policies that perpetuate stigma. And we have that.

So, for example, going over to substance use disorders and mental health, if someone is living in affordable housing, they have a government grant so that they can afford a house and they have a substance use disorder and they relapse, they get kicked out of their house. That's stigma. You shouldn't get kicked out of your house. You should get help. You're homeless and you have a relapse.

So, for example, going over to substance use disorders and mental health, if someone is living in affordable housing, they have a government grant so that they can afford a house and they have a substance use disorder and they relapse, they get kicked out of their house. That's stigma. You shouldn't get kicked out of your house. You should get help. You're homeless and you have a relapse.

So, for example, going over to substance use disorders and mental health, if someone is living in affordable housing, they have a government grant so that they can afford a house and they have a substance use disorder and they relapse, they get kicked out of their house. That's stigma. You shouldn't get kicked out of your house. You should get help. You're homeless and you have a relapse.

You're making the situation worse. That law needs to be changed. And we're actually going through the laws of the state of Illinois right now to identify all the laws that support mental health and all the laws that create stigma. And we're going to give them a report card. We got funding through the Kennedy Forum to do this. and the state of Illinois.

You're making the situation worse. That law needs to be changed. And we're actually going through the laws of the state of Illinois right now to identify all the laws that support mental health and all the laws that create stigma. And we're going to give them a report card. We got funding through the Kennedy Forum to do this. and the state of Illinois.

You're making the situation worse. That law needs to be changed. And we're actually going through the laws of the state of Illinois right now to identify all the laws that support mental health and all the laws that create stigma. And we're going to give them a report card. We got funding through the Kennedy Forum to do this. and the state of Illinois.

And then we're going to use that report card and go to all the other states and do an analysis of their legislation. So that's structural stigma. And it's not just laws. It's also workplace policy or place of worship policy.

And then we're going to use that report card and go to all the other states and do an analysis of their legislation. So that's structural stigma. And it's not just laws. It's also workplace policy or place of worship policy.

And then we're going to use that report card and go to all the other states and do an analysis of their legislation. So that's structural stigma. And it's not just laws. It's also workplace policy or place of worship policy.

See, the thing is, most people are not going to dig into trying to really understand the issue, but they are going to be interested in being compliant so that they can do their job without crossing any policy lines. Everybody wants to do that.

See, the thing is, most people are not going to dig into trying to really understand the issue, but they are going to be interested in being compliant so that they can do their job without crossing any policy lines. Everybody wants to do that.

See, the thing is, most people are not going to dig into trying to really understand the issue, but they are going to be interested in being compliant so that they can do their job without crossing any policy lines. Everybody wants to do that.

That's why you've got to get into the policy, because all those people who are not going to think about it, but they'll do the right thing if it's written into their policy, you want them. And they'll do the wrong thing if that's written into their policy, too, and you don't want that.

That's why you've got to get into the policy, because all those people who are not going to think about it, but they'll do the right thing if it's written into their policy, you want them. And they'll do the wrong thing if that's written into their policy, too, and you don't want that.