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Is Autism being treated under disabled Children mandate not Autism mandate

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Is Autism being treated under disabled Children mandate not Autism mandate ? (too save money).

I reason I ask this is because, I requested a copy of the autism strategy action plan and autism co-ordinator name in my local area. The letter I got back from the council, was we do not have a plan in place yet, but hope to draft one by the end of Sept. We don't have an autism co-ordinator but you can contact the disability learning service manager. The only service for Autism in the area,, is a disabled childrens centre not an autism centre,, this means no core support nor help for adult autism nor aspergers(my condition) in my local area. WONDERFUL ! not Yell 

So in conclusion the local council has, no plan, no co-ordinator, no support services.!!!

Parents

  • No easy answer I fear. If you think about it, in most local authorities the main active autuism representation comes from parents groups. They are mostly concerned about children (even though there are older ones reaching or into adulthood).

    So the prevalence of children-only action groups tends to reinforce the impression it is something you grow out of.

    There isn't much local level adult autism lobbying power.

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  • No easy answer I fear. If you think about it, in most local authorities the main active autuism representation comes from parents groups. They are mostly concerned about children (even though there are older ones reaching or into adulthood).

    So the prevalence of children-only action groups tends to reinforce the impression it is something you grow out of.

    There isn't much local level adult autism lobbying power.

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