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Any Neurodiverse folks out there with Personal Budgets or trying to access one?
Do Say Hello . . Any Neurodiverse folks out there with Personal Budgets or trying to access one ? Please share any advice, tips or recommendations of any organisations that have been helpful to you along the way, maybe advocacy, care planning or finally providing support? As I am feeling very lost and alone with all this…
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My son
Hello I new to this group. I have som age 8 who has Autism and ADHD . He has complex needs he is currently out of education as the school he was in be for was sending him more crazy everyday literally to the point I couldn't deal with it I had to listen to hours and hours of abuse aggressiveness and throwing stuff and just…
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Any Experience of Outward Outreach Services?
Has Anyone had positive direct experience of recieving support from this organisation. As I am wondering this organisation might be suitable to help me. As I am Neurodiverse struggling to acesss personal Budget. Thank you 😊 Outward - Outward Outreach Services? Our dedicated Outreach team supports adults with learning…
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Hi
I’m 23 years old and was diagnosed with autism when I was a teenager, I struggle with social anxiety and like watching anime, video gaming and listening to music
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Meltdowns
Any advice please. Meltdowns. How do you cope? I'm 52 and recently diagnosed. Really struggling. My meltdowns are worsening. Screaming, shouting, throwing things, verbally abusive. I then retreat for a few days. I don't eat, clean, shop in the recovery days. I shutdown. I'm a single parent to teens and I'm struggling. I…
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First assessment date
hi all, Just got a call from my asd referral I have my first of 5 assessments, trouble is he was saying about an informant that knows me they can get info from, I don’t have anyone I said this during the call and he was a bit puzzled and I sensed he didn’t want to continue with the assessment, but said the assessor will…
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ADHD medication cost!!!!!!
I have been referred under the right to choose scheme for an adhd diagnosis. I’ve called a place who asked if I would like medication which I said if I needed it I would. The cost of a consultation fee is £400 plus loads more if I go back is this right?
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Feeling lost
I'm 52. Struggled all my life with feeling wrong. I was known as the black sheep of the family. Suffered with depression, anxiety, ocd, and ptsd most of my life. My daughter who is 18 was referred for an autism assessment and diagnosed with autism and adhd. During her assessment a lot of what was said hit home. I could…
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Reasonable adjustments - recording meetings
hello - I have a reasonable adjustment in place for recording meetings due to my ADHD. I did it the other day in our team meeting using copilot for Teams and a colleague shamed me and yelled ‘I do NOT consent’ to being recorded. I told the team I felt shamed and humiliated by that in an email. My manager did nothing in the…
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Grants for Soundproofing and Padding Rooms
Hi there, My names is Atlanta and im an OT working in housing. i have a case where a child due to ADS on other challenging behaviors is causing harm to themselves and causing significant noise issues for neighbors due to "headbanging", is any one aware of any grants or funding available out there that may be helpful.…
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Using NHS app
hi all I was going to lodge a complaint as my gp refused to refer me for an adhd assessment however, the referral was done today I’ve received an email confirming and it says you can view this referral on the nhs app I’ve been on the app for about 20 minutes and can’t find any links on there about referrals Can someone…
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Neurodivergent in Nature
Hi everyone I'm a Young Assembly Member for Scope and also work for the London Wildlife Trust. I'm running an event called 'Neurodivergent in Nature', for age 18-30 for those who are neurodiverse and love nature. It will involve creative writing and photography and based at Camley Street Nature Reserve near Kings Cross…
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Automatic disability qualification ASD
I wish to establish for any autistic person ever worried about if they meet the criteria for disability or not, that I have substantiated that a person with a diagnosis does meet the threshold by definition. You're disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and…
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My 19 year old with autism
Hi, our son is 19, diagnosed with autism and dyslexia and is really struggling and I have no idea how to help. Our son started off going to college but struggled with both friendships and the course material and decided he really wanted to leave but wanted to do an online course that would hopefully help him enter the…
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Feeling really stressed
Hello everyone Last night I went with my partner to walk our dog at a nearby beach, and the sheer amount of people, noise and the general environment made me feel really teary, stressed and shaky. Does anybody else with ASD feel this way with crowds and noise?
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Adjustment Equipment and technology - Charity
A quick query, a friend is on LTC, and only gets PIP payment. She is using the time to start her business, but she needs help with purchasing equipment. She can't apply for ATW because she has not started Self-Employment. Is there another way that she can purchase goods without paying the full price? is there a website or…
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ADHD advice please
hi I just phoned my gp to be referred for an adhd assessment to be told they aren’t doing referrals due to there being a 3 year wait, I asked where I can go be referred as I need the referral for my own well-being just to be told that they have closed referrals for adhd Can anyone tell me what / where I can go please Thanks
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Monotone speech and disrupted body movements.
Monotone speech and disrupted body movements. The mechanical movements (vibrations) of the firing neurons is disrupted and not in sync, this is manifesting as disrupted body movements (The same glitch is affecting and in many cases removing the rhythm of speech). Eliminating the autism-causing protein will only reverse…
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Just been diagnosed with Austism
hi every one my mental health team had thought I came across as having Austism so they put me threw some tests and I have Austism which explains a lot bout how I get fixed on things . They are gonna arrange extra support for me . They want to get me a learning disability nurse as well as my mental health nurse has any one…
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Worried
I'm quiet scared as two days before roits I wrote to disability minister Stephen timms I said so many things I'm actually terrified I'm in trouble asked why they discriminate disabled people why they act like kids in parliament for years we have had to deal with tories and now looks like labour the same god loads of stuff…
