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NAS69281
over 3 years ago

Hi there,

Just wondering, does anyone else feel as though there is zero support out there? I have searched and searched including on this website and it just seems the only real support is for children, parents/guardians/carers of autistic children or severely autistic adults. I am high functioning autistic with a diagnosis in the past couple of years. It feels as though no one cares. Once I got my diagnosis there was zero follow up at all. Nothing. Is it not the people who have always struggled through life and never known why that need support? Of course children and severely autistic people need support, but it feels as though high functioning adults are completely left behind as if because we are high functioning we can cope on our own. I have been completely and utterly lost since graduating university with no direction and no purpose. I am one of the 88% of adults with autism who are out of work, but there is just no support to help those 88%. 

I feel like I am slowly going insane and no one seems to care or want to help. 

Am I the only one?

Sophie

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  • over 3 years ago

    Hi Sophie - yep - there's normally nothing - you get the diagnosis report and that's it.   

    There are support groups out there but the whole covid problem seems to have stopped most things.      I sometimes access a local ASD group zoom chats but it's hard work when one or two want to dominate the session every time.

    What sort of support are you looking for?    Have you tried contacting the NAS to see what they can recommend?

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  • over 3 years ago

    Hi Sophie - yep - there's normally nothing - you get the diagnosis report and that's it.   

    There are support groups out there but the whole covid problem seems to have stopped most things.      I sometimes access a local ASD group zoom chats but it's hard work when one or two want to dominate the session every time.

    What sort of support are you looking for?    Have you tried contacting the NAS to see what they can recommend?

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