Hi everyone 

I want to take you back to 2017, when i first got diagnosed Aspergers ( ASD) 

And the fight i had with the LA ( Northampton UK) WNC now

I went for a care assessment form via adult social services. I was shoved from pillar to post & one company of support i wanted ie the daycenter 1x week to do a workshop..were both blaming one another & the lack of communication. ( for me being told one thing & another) 

 

It eventually around 2018 , i had a social worker visit me ( and this is where the stress & my mental health started & the ableism & all they cared about was my money & not my needs. To be told of you been independent all this time since 2011 ( fyi) i had a misdiagnosis of BDP.. just because ive lived in this 1 bed flat & been independent does not mean ive not struggled in life & work etc. 

To being an dual undiagnosed autistic / adhd adult. 

 

I quote this is what the first social worker said to me 

1. I have tattoos ( i cant be autistic)
2. You cook and clean ( fyi i don't clean all the time & being adhd takeouts happen often & i live in doom piles & doom boxes & unfolded laundy etc 
3. I was never asked how my autism affects me daily & the impacts 
4. I was not entitled to an advocate for not being severe enough
5. Also being told im high functioning & i am fine

This lead to many swings & roundabout & denial of how Northampton council treated me.. 2nd time around the gave me an unqualified social worker ( and its was diabolical ) she had no clue & it was the same again. 

 

I went to the ombudsman & they helped a bit but than Northampton Council lied out of there teeth yet again. And for all the stress & mental health they put me though. I was only compsated £200 

( as an autistic who is at higher risk of suicide due to the suicide ideation that lives with me 24/7 its a revolving door)

I have attempted my life 12 times due to the strains of life & having no support & the forver inhuman dwp esa / pip reviews ( as someone with ptsd ) 

 

Its a battle its self.. while ive learnt to live not having any support or help. There are times where i go.. whats the point in living if i am a burden on the system. And its like that for many autistic adults in the same boat

 

Its 2023 & still no support or help , i was offered cbt ( while it does help some) i feel it won't help me as an autistic) 

I was told by Campbell House Northampton that if i didnt take it well we can't help you..

Thats nice aye ( forgive my sarcasm) 

For us autistic adults we are Either detained in units as its easier for the government to shut us up ( watch the documentary the autism scandal ) many have deteriorated and been & got worse due to this)

 

A girl called amy in that documentary got so bad & health wise ( she sadly took her life in that said unit) 

Autistic adults take there life either outside in the IRL world of NT  or when they have been detained in MH units

 

How many more will perish due to this crap inhuman system & tory government 

I started a YouTube channel to try and be positive & get of the system of dwp( because i know sooner or later something is going to tip me over the edge) and it the revolving doors of doors. And i don't say this to put the scares in you) its how many autistic adults like myself are daily. 

So all i ask if you can help me get to 1000 subs on youtube ( i can be monetized & start Being self employed & being a full time youtuber & doing something i love ( while educating & showing you my life as an autistic adult. I have introvert Home Diaries & social world. On my YouTube shorts ( its a glimpse into my life & who I am.

 

Find me Different_Not_Broken on youtube

Thanks for listening 

 

Kerri