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Hi all,

Late diagnosed AuDHD, life is a wreck as some of you can imagine - I attribute a lot of mess down to things beyond my control and highest on the list is poor support which is continuing post diagnosis - it's so bad I am using it as evidence for relocation and eventually taking legal action against my (current) local NHS trust, its having a very real effect on my ability to recover from burnout and after much deliberation I will be relocating with assistance or without (without is a matter of time due to current impulses and a lack of ADHD medication or support post confirmation) - I have approached local autism services for any information or advice on areas where there is better support and understanding but get generic replies much like what is spouted out when asking that artificial "intelligence".

So, first post here, where in the UK do you think is or have good knowledge on being a good location for a neurodivergent individuals?

Urban, suburban and rural all considered - please provide any information, testimony, links to services to support your opinion/knowledge     

Parents

  • In general, there is very little support for anyone who is able to live independently. I was diagnosed in 2021 and have yet to come across any support whatsoever. In my town there is a social group for autistic adults, run by the council, it has 38 places. My town has a little over 100,000 inhabitants and if 1 in 100 people are autistic the shortfall of provision is staggering.

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  • In general, there is very little support for anyone who is able to live independently. I was diagnosed in 2021 and have yet to come across any support whatsoever. In my town there is a social group for autistic adults, run by the council, it has 38 places. My town has a little over 100,000 inhabitants and if 1 in 100 people are autistic the shortfall of provision is staggering.

Children
  • in reply to Martin

    Hi Martin!

    Thank you for your response, despite the face that is put on these issues in society we are woefully lacking as a first world, that is democratic and a wealthy nation that preaches understanding and tolerance - people blame money when a lot of the problems simply arise to lack of information and a great deal of misinformation and bias.

    Society helps those who can help themselves and have a certain amount of sympathy or empathy as long as they are a tax paying and law abiding citizen or as in the case when Autism was first being acknowledged you were most likely middle class and got the most understanding.

    Now unfortunately as the rest of us plebs are being diagnosed the same can't be said for anyone who doesn't have a visibly perceived disability which is just as insulting to those who are visibly disabled as they can probably do a lot more than someone's bias gives them credit for!

    Fortunately for me I have evidence that I need support and it has been ignored and done further damage, I can't go in to specifics as it is a legal matter.

    My community is a population of 30,000 I have no local run groups, there is a charity here and they operate at a pub doing group sessions during happy hour so the local swill drinkers have some entertainment while one shares personal details and experiences.