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What support is there for adults with Asperger's?

Guineapigged

I was recently told I may have Asperger's and am awaiting an assessment (Dr said he would refer me to Sheffield?)

In light of this I am going to be discharged from the CMHT within the next 6 months. This means I will no longer have access to services such as respite. I asked my keyworker if there was another service they would pass me onto but he didn't know. It doesn't seem likely.

Are there any official services for Asperger's or do they basically just leave you to it? I'm feeling a bit abandoned and bewildered.

Parents

  • This sounds like bad practise to me. I wonder if the NAS helpline could help.  It seems to me seriously against the spirit of the autism act which is trying to get health authorities to address autism appropriately rather than write of those of us with the condition.  There is a serious lack of services for people on the spectrum (you might want to try and join or start a peer support group) but IMO you should not be being discharged from existing services because of an ASC. However the gap between what should happen and what does, is deep and wide.

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  • This sounds like bad practise to me. I wonder if the NAS helpline could help.  It seems to me seriously against the spirit of the autism act which is trying to get health authorities to address autism appropriately rather than write of those of us with the condition.  There is a serious lack of services for people on the spectrum (you might want to try and join or start a peer support group) but IMO you should not be being discharged from existing services because of an ASC. However the gap between what should happen and what does, is deep and wide.

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