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Social prescribing - has anyone used the service?

Iain

I've noticed a few people talking about a newish service from the NHS called Social prescribing which sounds like it could be of a lot of use to us autists.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/

There do seem many areas which cover autistic needs:

Social prescribing is an all-age, whole population approach that works particularly well for people who:

- have one or more long term conditions
- who need support with low level mental health issues
- who are lonely or isolated
- who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Has anyone found this service to be offered locally? I would be interested in hearing your feedback on whether the staff are knowledgable about autism and if they have the resources to offer a meaningful service.

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  • I got social prescribing while on the waiting list for an autism diagnosis, which was a specific prescriber the diagnostic service ran.

    I had quite a lot of interaction through my regency dance and tutoring so that side of things wasn't focused on, but he helped me with accessing some mental health services, which relied on phone calls which I couldn't really do. I found him very helpful, and very knowledgeable.

    It depends on the area but some of them will go with you to the first few of a new activity to help you feel supported and settled. And often the activities they recommend they will have a specific contact in it who can help you be included and settled.

    There are also some who help with things like benefits and alternate accommodations at work or university. I think it is worth trying. A lot of them are really amazing, and you won't know until you try. 

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  • I got social prescribing while on the waiting list for an autism diagnosis, which was a specific prescriber the diagnostic service ran.

    I had quite a lot of interaction through my regency dance and tutoring so that side of things wasn't focused on, but he helped me with accessing some mental health services, which relied on phone calls which I couldn't really do. I found him very helpful, and very knowledgeable.

    It depends on the area but some of them will go with you to the first few of a new activity to help you feel supported and settled. And often the activities they recommend they will have a specific contact in it who can help you be included and settled.

    There are also some who help with things like benefits and alternate accommodations at work or university. I think it is worth trying. A lot of them are really amazing, and you won't know until you try. 

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