100 signatures reached
To: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Make a specialist autism social work team for the Wakefield area.
Make a specialist multi-disciplinary social work team for ALL autistic adults in Wakefield who have a need and primary diagnosis or primary current need is autism.
(Image to left by Tim Green)
(Image to left by Tim Green)
Why is this important?
Currently autistic people fall between services in Wakefield, many people with serious need for help cannot access it due to not fitting the current criteria for existing services such as the Community Team for Learning Disabilities (because many of us do not have learning disabilities) or the Community Mental Health Teams (most of us do not have mental health difficulties).
Even those of us who are 'lucky' enough to fit in some kind of service, often have our primary needs ignored or misunderstood, often leading to frustration, anxiety and even misdiagnosis.
Autism is a serious and lifelong condition that affects a persons communication skills, understanding and often affects ability to live independently in the community. This can be despite having no additional learning or mental health disabilities.
It is wrong that currently people who have a serious need cannot access appropriate or any help at all, and is not acceptable.
Even those of us who are 'lucky' enough to fit in some kind of service, often have our primary needs ignored or misunderstood, often leading to frustration, anxiety and even misdiagnosis.
Autism is a serious and lifelong condition that affects a persons communication skills, understanding and often affects ability to live independently in the community. This can be despite having no additional learning or mental health disabilities.
It is wrong that currently people who have a serious need cannot access appropriate or any help at all, and is not acceptable.
How it will be delivered
I plan to deliver the signatures in person, also contact the relevant people in Wakefield Council and local MP's and Councillors to make them aware the petition was handed in.
