Benefits Access card application and questions

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r/autismUK • u/CreepyPound2840 • 20h ago

Work Autstic Recruitment Agencies needed

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Hey!

I am diagnosed, early 20s and am looking for work, fully home based. I have tried for 5 years to work outside of my home and damn- it is too much for me, alongside a history of CPTSD and other mental illness as well as learning difficulties. I have a lot of experience and nearly finished my open uni degree.

I have contacted a bunch of autistic charities in the uk to ask for help in finding a job or for further contact details. But just wondering if any one out there has found a particular recruitment agency or place that has helped them find a job that understands the requirements of an autistic person?

I have contacted the ones I tried below incase you guys wanna contact them too!

Change 100 internships | Leonard Cheshire

Jobs board - Enna Global

CareTrade – Get autism working

www.ascendpathways.org.uk

Home - BASE

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r/autismUK • u/Top_Log_2862 • 17h ago

Politics & Activism PETITION: For better autism services

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Quick FYI

Autism Act 2009 is legislation that states a national autism strategy should be in place and updated every 4/5 years to improve support and outcomes for autistic people.

Recent report Time to Deliver showed the latest strategy had failed us and needed urgently updating.

The current strategy was published in 2021 and 'expired' July 2026 - so the new strategy is 3 MONTHS OVERDUE!

Please sign the petition to help pressure government into getting a new strategy publishes urgently.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781862

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r/autismUK • u/livvfox • 20h ago

Vent Rant

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Just wanted to rant to somewhere someone may understand.

I’ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD and Autism at 37. Only after my work offered to cover assessments for staff which I’m very grateful for.

My issue is this narrative that being neurodivergent is a superpower. I have struggled my whole life just meeting basic needs and doing the bare minimum can be overwhelming sometimes. And yet my work show examples of very successful neurodivergent people and I feel like something is deeply wrong with me that I’ve been basically doing an entry level job my whole life which I struggle with still and I don’t have these special skills I just have the negative characteristics.

I haven’t told my work about my diagnosis for fear they may think I’m incapable of doing my job.

I just feel like such a failure and a useless person. I know work isn’t everything but I don’t have much to show for myself outside work.

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r/autismUK • u/Maleficent-Writer387 • 21h ago

General & Miscellaneous Experience with coaching from non Autistic coaches?

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M50 audhd here.

I am considering paying for coaching as my ability to function has kind of unraveled post diagnosis. I am struggling to move forward in a coherent and positive way. I used to be self employed (25+ years) and I am not sure I can go back to it or need to completely change direction.

A coach has been recommended via the local autism service - to their credit they have stated that they themselves are not Autistic/Adhd (because they know that is important for some of us).

They state that they have worked with a lot of people who are autistic/adhd positively.

I am worried that might not be a good idea, but also recognise that might be a bias on my part formed from bad experiences.

Has anyone had a positive experience being coached by someone who isn't autistic or adhd?

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r/autismUK • u/Mediocre_Revenue_785 • 23h ago

Vent When Nobody Joins the Dots: How Education, the NHS and the DWP Are Failing Neurodivergent Young People

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A safe social space for autistic people (diagnosed, seeking, or assumed) who are based in the UK. ***OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: ***1*** All posts must be made by or on behalf of an autistic person. ***2*** EVERYONE is celebrated and welcome except bigots, sexists, and serious rulebreakers ***3*** We're all here to learn about autism, UK-specific processes and experiences, and that we're not alone. And to grow.

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A place for autistic people and other concerned parties based in the UK to share.

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1.Always be kind and considerate.

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The model explains that a person is only disabled by barriers society created. Thus it's society's obligation to remove the barriers to create a more equal society for everyone, not just its 'typical' members.

It isn't a perfect model for how society should consider the neurodiverse, but it does instruct us not to suggest a person's difficulties are only theirs to overcome. Do encourage others to communicate with the people around them.

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Some examples of inappropriate posts: - discussions of pseudo-science, or 'cures' - discrimination of any kind - links to blogs whose purpose is to get you to use their affiliate links - using sources which are heavily biased or discriminatory - using sources whose facts cannot be proved or are disproved

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In many cases, the post will be locked, all comments deleted, and the post's flair will be changed to reflect what is inappropriate about the post. This is to help educate the community, it is not a reflection of any attitude toward the poster themself. An explanation for how the post is inappropriate will be left in the comments.

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Because the UK's autistic population isn't here to provide you with likes, subs, or karma. We understand that making your work can be a valid way of processing your life experience and a means of passing on your hard-won insights, but when you aren't an active member of the community it makes us feel used, targetted, and harassed.

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