Hi everyone,
Thanks for taking time to read this. My brother was diagnosed with Autism in 2021 but refuses to admit to any of his family that he’s autistic and he says that he’s thrown away the report and refuses to get another copy to show us. He doesn’t work, lives in my parents’ house where they completely fund his bills and food but they are pensioners who cannot do this. My brother refuses to apply for funding support and although I have rung adult social services for help, they say He needs to consent to support so they can refer him to the right places. However my brother simply refuses and says that when my parents pass, he’ll have to be homeless (we are not a wealthy family who can financially support him). He becomes very upset and aggressive everytime I speak to him about getting help. I’ve broken the steps down, written it all down for him so he can re read and reflect about support. Everytime I speak to him, he comes up with a different scenario about why he doesn’t need any financial or support and refuses. he has no savings and he is not on benefits of any kind as he refuses to be.
Any advice on where to go for help? Or can I employ someone to speak to him? Adult social services won’t speak to him prior him consenting which as he’s autistic he’s scared about the unknown. We’re all at a loose end as he shuts us all down.
