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Good evening.

Its nice to finally be here, I have been with my husband for near on 10 years and I have recognised behaviours within him amongst that time that really concerned me. We waited on a long list for a diagnosis through the NHS which seemed that is was never ending. I decided I could not let him continue to suffer like this and he needed a private diagnostic as soon as possible. We achieved this and recently the results came back that he was on the spectrum more specifically someone who if they still has different catergories has "Aspergers".

I need help what to do next? I cannot afford as much as I would love to provide him with treatment privately. Is there any help that I can get for him? Someone to talk to on a 1-1 basis. Support chats online? I just would like to know where to begin on this journey?

We are based in Norfolk if anyone knows of anything local?

With kind regards.

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  • Well the only thing I’ve ever observed to improve my or other autistic peoples social skills is lots of social contact. That’s a painful way to learn because it’s typically learning from your mistakes and comes with a lot of drama.

    more generally a lot of it is never going to go away and to an extent it’s about adapting the world around him to the autism. Autism has that in common with physical disabilities, the environment around the person simply has to adapt to their needs. The distinction is autism is a  hidden disability and even when you put a label on it people don’t really understand the needs that come with it. 

    if he can gain enough confidence to get out there and start mixing with people it will greatly enrich his life and slowly improve his social skills … however in order to do that people are going to have to give him more latitude to make mistakes in interpersonal relationships and you may find your self, and he will certainly find himself, having to educate his peers about what autism is and why it means they ought to give him an extra margin of appreciation when he makes social errors or can’t adapt period. 

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  • Well the only thing I’ve ever observed to improve my or other autistic peoples social skills is lots of social contact. That’s a painful way to learn because it’s typically learning from your mistakes and comes with a lot of drama.

    more generally a lot of it is never going to go away and to an extent it’s about adapting the world around him to the autism. Autism has that in common with physical disabilities, the environment around the person simply has to adapt to their needs. The distinction is autism is a  hidden disability and even when you put a label on it people don’t really understand the needs that come with it. 

    if he can gain enough confidence to get out there and start mixing with people it will greatly enrich his life and slowly improve his social skills … however in order to do that people are going to have to give him more latitude to make mistakes in interpersonal relationships and you may find your self, and he will certainly find himself, having to educate his peers about what autism is and why it means they ought to give him an extra margin of appreciation when he makes social errors or can’t adapt period. 

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