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i have autism, I find it better when I have an emotional anchoer, about, another person I know that can take the focus of me or the the surroundings so I am concentrating and not getting flooded by the environment, like watching the TV I suppose. An anchor person.

Does onyone else do this and does it help much ? and who the person, a family member, support worker or friend ? Is it down to trust ?

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  • NAS11521 said:

    I'm the same but I don't have someone who can take on this  role and the chance of getting an "official" supporter when you're an adult is slim to non-existent.

    Not necessarily.

    I've now got two PA's, who help me with this kind of thing, amongst other things.

    I won't lie, it was a fight to get them, but it can be done.

    The main hurdle is pursuading your local authority to take the Autism Act (or whatever it's called) seriously.

    Oh, and then actually writing your own support plan, without any help, what-so-ever (because, of course, we're the experts, right, not the social workers...)

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  • NAS11521 said:

    I'm the same but I don't have someone who can take on this  role and the chance of getting an "official" supporter when you're an adult is slim to non-existent.

    Not necessarily.

    I've now got two PA's, who help me with this kind of thing, amongst other things.

    I won't lie, it was a fight to get them, but it can be done.

    The main hurdle is pursuading your local authority to take the Autism Act (or whatever it's called) seriously.

    Oh, and then actually writing your own support plan, without any help, what-so-ever (because, of course, we're the experts, right, not the social workers...)

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