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

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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?

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  • 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 

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  • 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 

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