What makes you level 2 instead of level 1 autism?

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To BLooiejagwa
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Oh goodness. I totally understand and relate to you hiding away. That is really tough. I wish there was a way that you could feel comfortable with her since she does do very helpful things. The only person I feel comfortable letting stay in my house for awhile is my brother, anyone else, I really really struggle with.

There's a big difference as to how I was in Essex compared to how I've been since living in Wiltshire . In Essex I was basically self neglecting , but didn't realise it at the time .
Being someone with chronic mental health problems, and no one at hand to advocate for me, as is typical in the UK , I was at the back of the queue for help and support .
There was no one coming round to my flat to see how I was doing .


Here ,in Wiltshire, I've had my stepdaughter advocating for me, putting in place help to keep my flat clean , and more besides.
My care plan says the care/help is to allow me to continue living independently in my flat .

Although I'm doing better in no way could I be seen to be doing as well as the average person my age . I've never worked. I don't drive. I have no friends . I'm limited when it comes to getting to places on my own due to my poor navigational ability . I have no aptitude for practical tasks , apart from being reasonably OK at money management . My stepdaughter deals with the rest of the practical stuff that crops up .

A year and a half after my diagnosis, I had an interview to determine the amount of support I needed. I used my Supports Intensity Scale interview results to determine my autism level. The interview measured the type of support needed (monitoring, verbal direction, physical assistance), how frequently (monthly, weekly, daily), and how much time needed each day (30 min to 2 hours, 2 to 4 hours, more than 4 hours) for 57 different activities in 7 categories. I required no support in some activities and more support in others, but I required level 2 support on average in all categories.

Home activities:
I need physical assistance with cooking, cleaning, laundry every day. I need verbal directions with personal hygiene, dressing every day.

Community activities:
I need physical assistance with transportation, navigating public settings, social interaction, accessing services every week. I need verbal directions with shopping every week.

Learning activities:
I need level 3 physical support with self-determination, self-management, problem solving, functional academic skills every day. I need physical assistance with learning health and physical skills.

Employment activities:
I need level 3 physical support with working quickly, co-worker/supervisor interaction every week. I need physical assistance with task-switching, learning job skills.

Health and Safety activities:
I need level 3 physical support with maintaining emotional well-being every day. I need physical assistance with ambulating, avoiding hazards every day. I need physical assistance with obtaining healthcare services every week. I need monitoring with maintaining a nutritious diet every day.

Social activities:
I need physical assistance with communication every day. I need physical assistance with appropriate social skills, socializing with strangers, friendships, dating every week.

Protection and Advocacy scale:
I need level 3 physical support with protection from exploitation. I need physical assistance with obtaining legal services, managing personal finances, self-advocating. I need verbal directions with making choices, decisions every day.

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31st of July, 2013
Diagnosed: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Auditory-Verbal Processing Speed Disorder, and Visual-Motor Processing Speed Disorder.

Weak Emerging Social Communicator (The Social Thinking-­Social Communication Profile by Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke and Stephanie Madrigal)

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I was level 1 at first and my wife gave me the support did most everything by myself.I did not find out that was autistic till way late in life late 70's now in 80's may be between level 1& 2.

Thanks.

I was diagnosed at 3 but I don't think anybody ever specified a "level" for me. I've read all the paperwork from various evaluations (the last was when I was 16, so 10 years ago) and nothing is said about what level I am at all. I don't get any real supports aside from a couple accommodations in school and I was granted an exception to stay on my mother's health insurance from her job after I turned 26 in January when I typically would have been taken off of her plan. I plan on getting a job after I graduate but hopefully something where I get to work from home. I live with my mom currently too because I don't make enough money to move out yet but I can drive (though I don't like it and it makes me anxious). I've always felt a bit younger than my biological age, like I feel like I'm maybe 20 or 21 mentally so I don't know where that leaves me. My ultimate life goal is to be able to live as independently as possible as soon as I can.

My assessment scores made me Level 2. I'm not sure how else to answer the question; my level was based on clinical data from 12 hours of testing.

I can't distinguish one specific area of concern.

All of my results were in the "significant clinical risk" or "very significant clinical risk" range.

I don't think I have a " level " DX I was DXd when Asperger's was still a separate DX.