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Autism Act and Local Authority Housing

Paull

I asked the local council for housing help and heres the reply.

"You have asked us to help you find a new home and you gave us some medical information, which our Medical Adviser has looked at. He has not awarded you any medical points at this time. This is a diagnosed ill health or disability, but not of significance to current or future housing needs."

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So I have ASD as well as severe hyperacusis, I am in dire need of somewhere quiet because noise is giving me so much distress and they say my condition is  'not of significance'....So where does the Autism Act come into this ??? can anyone give me any advise or help thanks.

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  • Hi Hope,

    you must live in a world of sound like me then - I can cope with it outside unless its low frequency or repetitive. i see it like this - sound is a sense, but one that others can intrude on easily - if someone is flashing a light in your eyes, prodding you with a stick, or smoking next to you then they are intruding on your sight, touch and smell - but in those cases its easy to walk away from that environment - but with sound you can't walk away so feel trapped, as if someone is constantly poking you with a stick but you can't get away.  If the sound continues then I feel like I keep being intruded upon constantly so I get stressed.

    Have you tried ear protectors, I've got them and while they may be good for emergencies they are not a long term solution because I don't want to block out all sound, I want to know if someone is knocking at the door or if my phone rings, I want to listen to the TV etc, blocking it all out makes me feel isolated.

    I also have some ear things that look like hearing aids, they play white noise and are supposed to help my ears be able to adjust to hearing sounds on all frequencies so that some sounds stay in the background, as I have most problems with low frequency sounds, but after 6 months I don't see any effect - although they are good as a prop to show to other people and tell them the loud noise is disturbing me and I have a hearing condition.

    Its great you have a flat, but I could never live in a block, I know the noise would be too much, I would rather have a shed in a field ! ahh blisss

    hmm housing officer ....I dont think complaining about the sound is the way forward as people are only going about their business, in fact where I live now they have quietened down a lot - albeit after months of complaining and only because I showed them my ear things and pleaded with them to stop playing music loud. We really can't expect people to have to pussyfoot around because we have a problem - so therefore I assume under the Autism Act that the local authority has to do something, so its very frustrating when they say my condition is 'not of significance'. I can't cope well with my environment so the only choice I have is to fight and the Autism Act gives me hope because its law, if I do not get help then the local authority is breaking the law - so I will go to CAB and then to my local MP if I have to !!!!!!

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  • Hi Hope,

    you must live in a world of sound like me then - I can cope with it outside unless its low frequency or repetitive. i see it like this - sound is a sense, but one that others can intrude on easily - if someone is flashing a light in your eyes, prodding you with a stick, or smoking next to you then they are intruding on your sight, touch and smell - but in those cases its easy to walk away from that environment - but with sound you can't walk away so feel trapped, as if someone is constantly poking you with a stick but you can't get away.  If the sound continues then I feel like I keep being intruded upon constantly so I get stressed.

    Have you tried ear protectors, I've got them and while they may be good for emergencies they are not a long term solution because I don't want to block out all sound, I want to know if someone is knocking at the door or if my phone rings, I want to listen to the TV etc, blocking it all out makes me feel isolated.

    I also have some ear things that look like hearing aids, they play white noise and are supposed to help my ears be able to adjust to hearing sounds on all frequencies so that some sounds stay in the background, as I have most problems with low frequency sounds, but after 6 months I don't see any effect - although they are good as a prop to show to other people and tell them the loud noise is disturbing me and I have a hearing condition.

    Its great you have a flat, but I could never live in a block, I know the noise would be too much, I would rather have a shed in a field ! ahh blisss

    hmm housing officer ....I dont think complaining about the sound is the way forward as people are only going about their business, in fact where I live now they have quietened down a lot - albeit after months of complaining and only because I showed them my ear things and pleaded with them to stop playing music loud. We really can't expect people to have to pussyfoot around because we have a problem - so therefore I assume under the Autism Act that the local authority has to do something, so its very frustrating when they say my condition is 'not of significance'. I can't cope well with my environment so the only choice I have is to fight and the Autism Act gives me hope because its law, if I do not get help then the local authority is breaking the law - so I will go to CAB and then to my local MP if I have to !!!!!!

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