Published on 12, July, 2020
The helpline will stop taking calls from 19 May 2021 and will close completely on 9 June 2021.
We will reply to all emails requesting advice received up to that date, but we will no longer reply to any new emails after that date.
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/news/adapting-our-work-due-to-coronavirus
this means we may be the only support for newbies from 9th June !!!!!!
I am still reading to understand what is going on
so what this means in practice is a lot of people who previously rang the helpline (or emailed them) are likely to start posting here asking for help instead?
yes a lot of people arrive here from all sorts of places and I help redirect many to the Helplines where the staff are well trained and skilled to advise people on their options especially via the NAS offices. You can tell a lot from a persons voice.
This is not good.
Where I Live,,,, it has been on the news how golf clubs are getting money to help them survive being closed due to COVID but they didnt need the money and didnt give it back. I 'm talking about Millions.