Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello. There have been a number of situations in the past, where, in retrospect, I think that I've been tricked because people can work out that I'm guileless and so easier to manipulate in a personal setting. In other instances, people act unexpectedly, and I'm unsure whether it's as a result of something that I've done wrong, or whether the behaviour is peculiar to them.
What would be really useful for me is to have an occasional 'personal assistant', for want of a better term, or a helpline where I could explain the circumstances of the situation I find myself in, and ask a trusted person whether they think anything unusual is going on, or that I'm being exploited. I don't require any help with day to day tasks.
Does such a service exist?
In Cheshire we have a charity called ChAPS who have a zoom helpline every Friday for autistic people or parents with autistic children. Perhaps Google if there is an autism service in your area and then ask them if they do anything.