Charlie C

I've been fighting for a ASD diagnosis but apparently I don't meet the full diagnostic criteria, they labelled me with 'autistic features' instead.

I wasn't diagnosed with autistic features until after I got sectioned some years ago now, I don't know where I am on the spectrum because I've managed to fit in at school.

I've recently been given a key for my door after waiting since December, been complaining since then but I kicked off when a member of staff again just walked in and I completely bollocken them, but what use does it make, they now say they have the right to check the smoke allarm every week even when I'm out...... Really feel unhappy living here, I hate being around people 24/7 especially the staff. Thanks trekster for link.

I think it depends what services your eligible for that determines the help you get, the person I live with has anger problems and outbursts where he threatens to stab people but because he has a learning disability he's fast tracked help and was seen within the learning disability team without a week and given PRN medication to calm him down.

Its an house share with three other people, our bedrooms are our own tenancies. I pretty much had no choice but to move here after getting discharged from the hospital after my section and I hate the place. Some staff are very cliquey with each other discussing what they did the night before and answering and playing with they're mobiles while being on shift with you when they aren't ment too. Social services pay £16 an hour for them to come in to support us but most of the time some staff just in in the office outside chatting.

I live in supported living with three other tenants so there always a couple of staff around, I find it annoying that certain members of staff don't respect my rules that when I'm in my bedroom (my only space) that they shouldn't come in without my permission, recently I've been staying awake all night and sleeping in the day because I like the quietness at night but throughout the day staff keep coming and disturbing me saying its time to get up, opening my door, eg. I hate it. How can I stop then entering my room?

A diagnoses of CPTSD want get you put on the community mental health team when you have a learning disability, you'll be treated in the same team as you are now.

I have a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (borderline type) and I think it is regarded as a mental illness. I was unfairly diagnosed with it having been forcibly sectioned after attempting to jump of a bridge, I was deeply depressed at the time. I kicked off as soon as I set foot in the hospital at the perceived injustice at being locked away on a ward, admittedly I do have mood swings from feeling very low to having giddy excited feelings of happiness. I was also told I have autistic features and possible ADHD, so maybe there is some comorbidity between certain disorders, eg BPD, BP, ASD, ADHD........

I'm definitely finding it hard to quite stealing, I really need some help with the problem as its become an everyday occurrence, predominantly the co'op where its easy to steal from especially febreze plug and refresh and ice cream as its at the back of the store, I don't even need the stuff.... I'm 26 and never been caught stealing....... I live in a close community and I procent myself as a good pard of the community, I'm not very good at small talk so I come across as simpler them I am and people think I'm thick to be honest and don suspect I'm capable of stealing..

I've always had thieving tendencies since being a child, I was brought up in orphanages so had no boundaries as such and we were allowed to do what we wanted most of the time, I started stealing small things and that multiplied into stealing everyday food items somethings even thinks I don't need like 13 electric scented smelly things that cost £12 each... I don't know why I do it....... I need help.....

SmilyK this site has been very useful for me, you might get more help then here, King regards Charlie......mentalhealthforum.net

Does having an IQ under 70 mean you have low functioning Autism instead of Aspergers?

If you haven't been assigned a CPN you haven't gone that down the process, you need to tell them your true feelings and give them an ultimatum, (bluntly, If I don't get any help you feel like killing yourself you feel so bad) You really need to be honest how your feeling... Is your care manager apart of the CMHT or the manager where you live?

I too was ready to explote physically and emotionally before I opened up to my care manager about my true feelings after botteling up for so long, I new I needed help but with trust issues stemming from years of childhood abuse I was reluctant to engage in services because it takes me a long time to trust people, I also had the feeling that my problems aren't good enough for help, but after opening up ro my CPN I was able to unload my true feeling feelings and just told it plainly and my CPN listened, I guess I was lucky. I got help then..... Instead of emailing her your feelings maybe you should sit down face to face and tell her your problems openly and honesty and she'll have to answer you back instead of ignoring you.... Your entitled to help, believe it or not there is more help available for people on the spectrum from specialist teams then able people. You'll be for entitled for support for both depression & anxiety, you need to be honest to them about how your feeling.

I'm currently living in supported living and am very worried about the ominous benefit changeover, do you think people living in 24/7 staffed supported living placement are going to be safe when they start throwing people of benefits?

I don't have friends just acquaintances.

i'm in the same boat Mumble, I live in supported living and I don't need to contribute anything towards my care costs so that leaves me with all my benefits to spend on anything I want.....

Savings over £6000 will affect how much housing benefit you are paid, I think they reduct £1 for every £250 savings you have. You won't be eligible for community grants with the amount of savings you have, I got turned down for a community care grant when I declared I have £500 in savings.

I always come straight to the question and have been told I wear my heart on my sleeve, I'm honest.......

Social services are appointed to look after my finances with my mum not around no more. My social worker had to write a letter to adult financial services outlining why I needed a appointee, eg. Overhall it took a couple of months to process.... I get £70 on a Monday and £70 on a Thursday paid into my bank account which works well for me....... The biggest problem came from the benefits side of things, they still havent got around to paying my DLA into my appointee account because of some mess up.....

Hoe does one get registered as disabled?

diagnostic letter says mild learning disabilities borderline personality diorder (emotional unstable type) autistic features ADHD? i'm really worried about this change over and getting ESA.....

Same here adult social care fund my care package (22 hours a week) housing benefit pays the rent £186 a week just for a room which is a ripp off

CLDT stands for 'community learning disability team' (social services)

I live in supported living too and to meet the criteria you have to be assessed as having a learning disability, learning difficulties is different to learning disabilities because thats educational terminology....... I live in a house with three other people who are all under the CLDT as this house is only registered for people with LD, meaning people with learning difficulties won't meet the CLDT criteria to live here.