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.
