Son with autism, transition process to supported living advice?

Clodaghdarling

I have have a son with autism who is coming up 19 and going through the transition process to supported living quite unsuccessfully.  We don’t seem to have have much support from social services in this respect.  Hoping to hear others’ stories and advice - how does someone find a home of their own with 2-1 24/7 support?  Especially when they have bowel issues and are sometimes challenging?  We’ve got a multidisciplinary team but it seems that there is little to no options.  My son would dearly love his own place and his Dad and I are finding ourselves getting too old to cope.  That’s it really.  Any advice would be very much appreciated! 😕

Alex_Alumni

Hello @Clodaghdarling and welcome to the community

Thank you for explaining your query, to help our members share their thoughts I've this post over into our Housing/Independent Living category and marked it as unanswered. 

I'm afraid I don't have any direct experience to share, I know that the National Autistic Society do have a list of 'Adult Residential Services' which might be helpful, but I'm aware they might not be what you're looking for.

Let me know if I can be of any further help in the meantime, and hopefully our members can share their own experiences soon.

Alex

Jo_2022

Hi @Clodaghdarling!  A warm welcome to you. Thank you for reaching out.

That sounds like a tricky situation. I am sorry you are finding it difficult to search for supported living for your son.

I hope you have found the advice on Scope helpful. Take care 

Alex_Alumni

Hello @Clodaghdarling how have things been?

I'm sorry we haven't been able to find you any more specific support for your situation, have you managed to get any further with your team?