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Now while it is made quite clear that any critism of funding gaps isn't apreciated.

I wonder has anyone found a forum that supports adults in the community and if there isn't could we look at yahoo groups or similar to provide the information for those of us who do not seem to fit the required criteria?

Thinking

  • Housing issues
  • Benefits support
  • Work Capacity Assessment and PIPS
  • Debt

Not just fobbing people off to Citizens advice but help and some sort of follow up/aftercare.

what do you think?

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  • Rome was not built in a day but had a foundation to allow it to be built.

    You first need to make the foundation - get people on board and set up objectives and then find ways of funding. I strongly believe that any such organisation / community or forum for those with ASD should be run only by others with ASD - we are not mentally ill, we do not have learning disbilities and we have more to offer society than normal people - but unforunately many of us have problems that means we have limited finances. I think the foundation of such an organisation would be to approach those with ASD that have been successful and get them on board because I think unless you have ASD you cannot truly understand it.

    I think the objectives should be to ensure that those with ASD have a comfortable living environment at first because without this they can never flourish, next would be training and courses to help them overcome /understand/deal better with certain problems they have and finally getting them some kind of work that they can enjoy and hopefully be able to give something back to society.

    I think this is all possible - but who is going to take up the mantle and act rather than just discuss ? The logistics and cost are beyond just a handful of people, I have all the good intentions and energy and determination to help but am helpless without funding. the first step would be to get a website and list the objectives and try to drum up support.

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  • Rome was not built in a day but had a foundation to allow it to be built.

    You first need to make the foundation - get people on board and set up objectives and then find ways of funding. I strongly believe that any such organisation / community or forum for those with ASD should be run only by others with ASD - we are not mentally ill, we do not have learning disbilities and we have more to offer society than normal people - but unforunately many of us have problems that means we have limited finances. I think the foundation of such an organisation would be to approach those with ASD that have been successful and get them on board because I think unless you have ASD you cannot truly understand it.

    I think the objectives should be to ensure that those with ASD have a comfortable living environment at first because without this they can never flourish, next would be training and courses to help them overcome /understand/deal better with certain problems they have and finally getting them some kind of work that they can enjoy and hopefully be able to give something back to society.

    I think this is all possible - but who is going to take up the mantle and act rather than just discuss ? The logistics and cost are beyond just a handful of people, I have all the good intentions and energy and determination to help but am helpless without funding. the first step would be to get a website and list the objectives and try to drum up support.

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