(trigger warnings) Accessing Mental Health support

Personally i have never been sectioned but their have been times in the past where i have been close to being sectioned. The UK government made changes in the law to prevent autistic individuals from wrongfully ending up being sectioned which honestly has resulted in mental health trusts around the UK being scared to section anyone with autism spectrum disorder. 

Depending on your age and location it varies. but typically those under the age of twenty five are only able to access mental health treatment through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services which is challenge in itself. Typically, depending on your area you live you can only be referred to mental health treatment through your doctor however you may be able to self refere. 

If you are over twenty five you'll get referred to adult mental health services instead of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Mental health services are not typically equipped to help. support and treat individuals with neurodevelopmental disorder despite them being in charge of diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorder & Learning disabilities.

Honestly the best thing you can do if you are not coping is contact your local authority for a needs assessment. typically a social worker will come to your home and assess for any needs. The needs assessment in your situation will typically result with in you being allocated a support worker or social worker who main aim is oversee,support, arrange and signpost you to organisations that can help you. 

In some situations they will refer you to mental health services and with a social worker/support worker you are more likely to be treated by a professional who understand autism as well as have your social worker/support worker on your side to support you if the mental health professional is dismissing your additional needs.

In some situation the needs assessment may result in the social worker/support worker getting intouch with other organisation of which some are apart of the local authority to help you with benefits, housing, employment and education

Another benefit of the outcome to a needs assessment is additional support to find events and other social gatherings with other autistic people who are similar to you. 

Personally i have never been sectioned but their have been times in the past where i have been close to being sectioned. The UK government made changes in the law to prevent autistic individuals from wrongfully ending up being sectioned which honestly has resulted in mental health trusts around the UK being scared to section anyone with autism spectrum disorder. 

Depending on your age and location it varies. but typically those under the age of twenty five are only able to access mental health treatment through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services which is challenge in itself. Typically, depending on your area you live you can only be referred to mental health treatment through your doctor however you may be able to self refere. 

If you are over twenty five you'll get referred to adult mental health services instead of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Mental health services are not typically equipped to help. support and treat individuals with neurodevelopmental disorder despite them being in charge of diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorder & Learning disabilities.

Honestly the best thing you can do if you are not coping is contact your local authority for a needs assessment. typically a social worker will come to your home and assess for any needs. The needs assessment in your situation will typically result with in you being allocated a support worker or social worker who main aim is oversee,support, arrange and signpost you to organisations that can help you. 

In some situations they will refer you to mental health services and with a social worker/support worker you are more likely to be treated by a professional who understand autism as well as have your social worker/support worker on your side to support you if the mental health professional is dismissing your additional needs.

In some situation the needs assessment may result in the social worker/support worker getting intouch with other organisation of which some are apart of the local authority to help you with benefits, housing, employment and education

Another benefit of the outcome to a needs assessment is additional support to find events and other social gatherings with other autistic people who are similar to you.