UK: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY?

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I want the right support at the right time, i.e post diagnostic support as soon as one is diagnosed giving free support such as one's rights. Everyone has had a different experience. I have a degree and postgraduate qualification , most of the time I am under employed or un employed. I am changing my direction. Prospects do not do a good job for high skilled, highly intelligent people including those with high level qualifications. They seem to think all people on the autistic spectrum are the same. They seem to plasce people in any job regardless of qualifications. It is easier if you are London based because there is more opportunities but out of a big city there are fewer opportunities, going to London requires time, money and effort. A lot of graduates with asperger syndrome are unemployed or underemployed. I think 20%-25% are in full time employment, maybe 10% max of the total are using their skills and qualifications. I need a high paid job to live and fulfil my potential. I was undiagnosed with AS when I was in education. If one has few qualification there is loads of support but what about for graduates with AS , especially living outside London, diagnosed as an adult, with AS only marginal? Einstein, Newton, probably had AS they did well.

yeah aladdin 78 this is exactly how i feel about prospects. what scares me know is the knowledge that the only one who can help me (to gain the wisdom of the world if work) is myself. but on another level (and you may or not agree with me onthis) is that it feels great once things get sorted out by ones self. so in a way, if they can't help with what i need, at least i don't need to trek all the way from brockley to highbury every friday.

yeah i just can't personally see that them telling "i must smile at customers" is quite going to get "the ol' foot in the door" with the category of work i'm looking for (media, arts where social skills are key)

i have tried calling the NAS helpline for some advice many times and the line is either engaged or the receptionist will tell me to call back cos there's no one available to take my call. maybe it'll be useful if i could visit the london centre and speak to someone face to face. i didn;'t even know NAS have a centre in ladbroke grove.

I used to have the NAS people coming into my school, I don't know if I actually recognise you? Because I do remember a guy called Paul coming one time and that was back when I was at "Spa School" and some other people there.... I forgot that woman's name but she was Italian I think?

In my opinion, they are not so bad compared to Autism Speaks which they should ACTUALLY let someone speak for themselves instead of speaking for them and that is truly unfair, but what I've noticed is they actually give out this Autistic Card which was thoughtful, I remember getting one of those.

It was pretty interesting, I even went to the courtyard criminal justice place with my class about it about a kid with autism and how they would of dealt with it.

I am not in the UK, but if there was a resource anywhere near me: I was diagnosed in my mid-forties. I have very little idea what other people with Asperger's are like, for instance where am I on the spectrum? I do not know much about what my specific deficits are and what Asperger's deficits in general are. I would like somewhere safe to discuss this. Maybe to meet other adults with Asperger's either socially or in group therapy (e.g. anxiety management), and certainly to meet facilitators who are familiar with Asperger's. The psychiatric department I have attended is very helpful, but it is a general psychiatric department.

Sorry I did include my work email, but in the first post I wrote.

Nonetheless the post was hacked. This appeared to have happened to a previous post I actually contacted Alex about to delete. So that is two occasions. You can tell the style is clearly not what someone like me would write.

I also notice everyone just calmly accepted it? Brilliant. Or it was changed after it had been read then forgotten about?

Either way, there is clearly a hacker operating here.

Cheers, PW.

As a recently diagnosed HF 58 year old in the North West I would like a non judgemental place to meet others on the scale, and in that place I would like e cigarettes to be allowed, and that any other things that people may need to bring with them would be allowed.

In short, an oasis, refuge or temporary asylum from being theraped at or having neurotypical assumptions inflicted. I've been entirely free range for over half a century.

Not counting on any of this happening any time soon.