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New member. My Autism affects my day to day life and prevents me from living independently
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stoneland96
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Hi, My name is Shane, I'm 24 and I'm Autistic. I live in Hull, East Yorkshire. My Autism affects my day to day life and prevents me from living independently. I'm not able to have proper employment at this time as the adjustments I'd need either can't or won't be able to be provided by most companies, although a small company I volunteer for does.
One of my main struggles at the minute is my GP and I'm trying to find a more autism friendly GP surgery in Hull or East Yorkshire.
One of my main struggles at the minute is my GP and I'm trying to find a more autism friendly GP surgery in Hull or East Yorkshire.
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Hi and welcome to the community
Each gp surgery has reviews online have a look for ones in your area -
Hi @stoneland96,
Welcome to Scope's forum. It is great to see that you have joined us. I also have autism! And so do many of our community members. You may find our autism and Aspergers discussion section particularly useful for communicating with others with similar experiences. If you are interested, you can find it at https://forum.scope.org.uk/categories/learning-disabilities-and-autism.
In terms of reasonable adjustments in the workplace for autism, the Equality Act (2010) requires employers to make reasonable adjustments for you if you are disabled. Though, you will need to request these from your employer either during the recruitment process or once you have started work. Your employer may also signpost you to Access to Work who can support you with reasonable adjustments in employment.
Unfortunately, I am not knowledgeable about autism-friendly GP surgeries in Hull or East Yorkshire. Hopefully, someone else with more knowledge about the area can support you with that. However, under the Equality Act (2010), all doctors surgeries have a duty of care to support you and to make reasonable adjustments that you ask for. You may find it useful to make contact with potential doctors surgeries, explain your circumstances and ask them what accommodations they could make for your particular needs.
I hope the above information helps. However, if you have any specific questions or require any additional support, please do just let us know. Until then, I will look forward to seeing you around on the forumCommunity Volunteer Adviser with professional knowledge of education, special educational needs and disabilities and EHCP's. Pronouns: She/her.
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Hello @stoneland96
Welcome to the community, good to see you join us
Employers are becoming much more aware and accommodating of peoples' needs in the workplace, so it's always worth giving the application process a go and seeing if the employer can provide the adjustments you need. As mentioned above the Equality Act means that employers should provide them for you, and there is always the Access to Work scheme to consider too.
It's good to hear that you are getting voluntary experience, and that they have provided adjustments for you.
I have moved your discussion over to our Autism section, you also might like to browse that category for related discussions.Online Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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