Published on 12, July, 2020
I am so upset,
I am in a terrible situation, I live in a flat and next door are drug sellers (and users) they have had knives in the close, they have thrown a metal crutch out of the window and they are always loitering in the close.
I have called police on lots of occasions: the neighbours are arrested and kept in jail for up to a week or so and then are let free. I have complained over five years to the housing, I cant get out my flat much due to them as they are intimidating and horrible. Sometimes there are lots of men in the close. my housing wont help.
I attended a NAS meeting near me once, and could not get to other meetings due to the neighbours behaviours. There is a housing I could get if I proved that I attended support NAS meetings by getting a letter from NAS but it is a catch 22 NAS will not give me the letter unless I attend more meetings.
I told the lady at nas that i had been abused once by a man years ago and that I cant go private rent as I have visual stress and need to decorate in a nice way. She was very cold and ended up ghosting me. She did not even say she was sorry to hear about everything I was going through and I feel I was tossed aside by her. I felt that they did not know how to converse with autistic people.
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I cant even go out to do my special interest in singing.
That is a surprisingly curt response from someone dealing (hopefully usually more tactfully!) with autistic and vulnerable people every day. I suppose the only thing you can do now is go to a further meeting to show recent activity on that front, but as you've been essentially a prisoner in your own home and it probably took a lot to even cross the door and make it to the meeting first time around... well, no offence meant to the NAS workers and volunteers but... why not be a little more understanding and flexible? It's not like you're asking for the moon on a stick, just a letter of support to assist in a high-stress situation. I'm disappointed with NAS on this one, despite how much I value this place. Not good.
Need a support group in my town and talk about the struggles have daily. Plus want to have more awareness.
I hope it all gets sorted out soon for you, it's an intolerable position to be in.
Hi there, all good advice. I contacted the MP and they wrote to the housing who told the MP they are basically telling the neighbours off, but have not did anything about it. MP seems to not be able to do anything else. I have police crime numbers and the police contact the housing continuously to report crimes that the neighbours have did, I am not the only one reporting to the police, and often the police are going to their flat for something they have did out side of the flat, drug dealing, or steeling, fights etc. CAB just tell me the same info you did. Someone is contacting the main NAS so hopefully that will see a better result.
I shouldn't be surprised at the help you're not getting, but I am, I know I didn't have much help or support from the local autistic group, but I dont' think they're part of NAS, will your local NAS group do video meetings? Can you ask the police to back you up about the number of times they've been called to your block and the crimes they're being called to attend? I would suggest you seek the help of your MP, but that all a bit up in the air until the 4th of July. What about CAB can they help?
What about the national NAS will they not help and talk to your local branch?
I do hope that you can settle yourself, and be part of this community in a caring and nice way, and that you should stop this and be kind to others. You deserve to be happy in a nice way, whatever has happened to you in the past I sympathise with you. I sympathise that it has lead you to be so unkind to others and to take on different usernames. You deserve to be calm and happy and be friendly with everyone. I wish you well, I recommend you seek counselling to help you see what you are doing is wrong and to help you build a better happier you. You deserve to be happy. I do hope that you calm down. okay.
Not sure, Mr T. but one thing I can confirm is that the OP message is not a scam. I can't say how I know that, but hopefully I'm trusted enough by most on here to be believed when I say that her report of the above treatment is not faked or exaggerated. Most unfortunate and can hopefully be resolved with a touch more class and humanity (which to be fair is way more typical of NAS' usual good conduct and spirit of true advocacy).
Most people on here are nice. It is sadly like all social media you get someone who bullies etc, but I feel sympathy for them as they might have a mental health condition. bet to ignore them and focus on those that are supporting each other on here. :-)
what pleasure do these kind of people get from this. I come here for support, understanding and to share my limited knowledge. Make me not want to bother.
agree and that is what we need in this world - more kindness :-)
This person named as Tumbleweed takes different names apparently. They have a username and then re-join after a while with another username so that they can be rude or bully people.
OP means original poster. What is she going to get of any of us here? Maybe a few kinds words!
Warned ?I am new.I don't think so.
OP ?Sorry,not sure what You mean.Why would this NAS member show " Text messages " ?Would You ?Sob story = BE AWARE.
It is not a scam message. Tumbleweed has a habit of winding people up. I have been warned about them.so I do not reply to them.
So are you saying the OP is a scam message? I do not understand