need some help??

I don't know whether NAS will feel any obligation to do something about this, but I'll leave my suggestion here in the hope to Moderators take it up and pass it on.

If NAS could talk to Shelter and other homelessness charities about how to spot autistic traits, it might be that between them they could get help for people in this category.

But it should also be something the Government would welcome. Vagrancy is something that disadvantages modern society. Most people want it hidden away, not visible.

There are several types of vagrancy - people there though no choice of their own, people there by choice, and people who are not real vagrants but are there looking to exploit public sympathy (the ones who are living in houses but sit around playing beggar - who are often also better at getting money off the public).

If there were ways to rescue those not there by choice it would significantly reduce the numbers of genuine vagrants, and indeed those their by choice are often much more discrete (because they want to roam independently rather than be conspicuous). So the fraudsters then could be more easily dealt with.

But it must also be in the national interest to reduce vagrancy. It can be done by means of hostels and self-help communities. But as I indicated, people with autism who cannot socialise or network well are the ones falling through this net.

So any initiative to rescue those with autism left with no option but rough sleeping would be both helping those with autism to live more rewarding and fulfilling lives, and it would help reduce the problem of vagrancy.

As to Davek75, the Original Poster on this thread, I wish him every success in finding a better life in 2014. I don't know if he would agree with me about my perceptions of the motivations or categories of rough sleepers (I'm looking at it from outside bar a smattering of insider contacts). Happy New Year

I don't know whether NAS will feel any obligation to do something about this, but I'll leave my suggestion here in the hope to Moderators take it up and pass it on.

If NAS could talk to Shelter and other homelessness charities about how to spot autistic traits, it might be that between them they could get help for people in this category.

But it should also be something the Government would welcome. Vagrancy is something that disadvantages modern society. Most people want it hidden away, not visible.

There are several types of vagrancy - people there though no choice of their own, people there by choice, and people who are not real vagrants but are there looking to exploit public sympathy (the ones who are living in houses but sit around playing beggar - who are often also better at getting money off the public).

If there were ways to rescue those not there by choice it would significantly reduce the numbers of genuine vagrants, and indeed those their by choice are often much more discrete (because they want to roam independently rather than be conspicuous). So the fraudsters then could be more easily dealt with.

But it must also be in the national interest to reduce vagrancy. It can be done by means of hostels and self-help communities. But as I indicated, people with autism who cannot socialise or network well are the ones falling through this net.

So any initiative to rescue those with autism left with no option but rough sleeping would be both helping those with autism to live more rewarding and fulfilling lives, and it would help reduce the problem of vagrancy.

As to Davek75, the Original Poster on this thread, I wish him every success in finding a better life in 2014. I don't know if he would agree with me about my perceptions of the motivations or categories of rough sleepers (I'm looking at it from outside bar a smattering of insider contacts). Happy New Year