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Can an autistic adult be employed as a carer of other autistic people?

otter

is there anything to stop autistic people caring for other autistic people?

to date I have found the accepted cultural view is that non autistic NVQ carers care for autistic people and that care by parents and siblings, loving partners and/or other autistic people is somewhat frowned upon, which is quite frankly bizarre

I have for many years provided respite care for parents who are friends who have autistic children. I have basic childcare qualifications, plus required clearances and in addition provide a sort of NT to AT transulation service having an understanding of NT like perhaps someone would of a foreign language or culture. I allow parents a break and calm situations down, while tutoring life skills from life long experience. 

I am yet to charge, while I was just able to cover my needs from my employment (though now slipping into debt) I felt that charging parents was unfair- they have enough issues with regard to their child, let alone financial

that said I am coming to an employment crossroads and will need a new path. So is there anything to stop me being an independent carer, in order to remain independent myself? and can I apply for funding so I am not making life more difficult for families?

  • I guess as someone on the spectrum, you may understand others on the spectrum.

  • Please see epetitions.direct.gov.uk/.../43154 or www.WOWpetition.com to express your concern about this matter.

  • Hello

    I do not know about if you could do it indipendantly but I know it deffinatly is possible. At the local Autism centre that I go to some of the staff have Autism.

    At first I struggled to know who was staff and who was a member! I am not saying it is ideal but it is possible. I do find it quite hard though with the staff with Autism. Because of course staff are supposed to help us but they have the exact same problems as us, result: staff and members sat in silence for half an hour because no-one knows what to say first. I think all the groups have to have a none-autistic staff member there too but personally I think it would be better for all the staff to be NT. I just think it would be easier. But I do love it when the NT staff complain about feeling 'left out' by not having Autism! 

    Sorry if it sounds quite negative but I am only going with what I think. What I am saying is it would be possible for you to work with autistic people but it may not be their prefrence-or it is not mine. But if you already work with autistic people unpaid then I can not see how being paid and doing it more formally would change it. 
    Amy 

  • hi otter - haven't got any detail for you.  I presume that if you have the necessary certificates/clearance(s) to help/work with children then that's a good starting point.  As you want to be independent it may be an idea to check out how you could become a small business + whether you would qualify for any grants to set it up??  Googling should point you in the right direction for that, if you think it might be a way forward.  

  • I think Charity has been bought by Capitalism and is now a saleswoman.

    Seems everything now requires certificates and approval by people who control the money, people who do it for free are seen as suspicious.

    But if you enjoy it and can make a job of it thats great, my guess is once you become professional there will be a lot of demands of paperwork, courses, stress, things you must do at a set time, that make it very hard to keep honest and true to what you believe is right.

     

  • That is one for the Red tape circle to answer. I am sure some other drone or snake exploitive company will stop you practicing, remember it is Brutus Britain with circles of elitest association that rule this land. NAS being a good example. 

    However, I am sure some council controlled swallow up the local ground resources organisation, will employ you are a so called "volunteer" for nothing, to take use of your experience and also justify a PR policy of look we involve the autistic in our organisation .. "Smile for the camera". Do you need a wheelchair. ?

    Sorry, to be so negative, but healthcare system in the UK is not about true healthcare it is about funding for the greedy private good(jobs and salaries, for posh friends in position) organisations, like your post it is about making a cosy living or an easy taxpayer funding buck. I think, it wonderful that you think you can join there train.

    I agree you should be able to exploit the same as the rest of the world as you have direct expertise and your little key permission certificates, but I sorry I don't see it happening because of the snakes and there drones in power will STOP YOU, under a guise someone with a mental health disability can not, health and safety, insurance liability, etc....

    Lets us know what happens ?