Friend Autism Scotland
Support Type:
Need supported:
- Advocacy
- Financial Inclusion
- Health / Wellbeing
- Mental Health
- Peer Mentoring
- Personal Development
- Re-integration
- Social Isolation
- Other
Aim/Purpose:
Friend Autism Scotland provides support for adults who are autistic and their carers. We provide peer support, a drop-in and advice on welfare benefits. We can provide 1-1 support for people who need support. We also have a weekly walking group. We provide training for statutory bodies, around autism awareness training. We provide support for autistic people who work, which is based on the model of supervision from the NHS. This enables the person to maintain employment.
Suitability criteria:
- All genders
- Middle-aged adult (36-55), Older adult (56 and older), Young adult (18-35)
Exclusions:
Any persons who are convicted of a sex offence will only receive peer support and not referred to the drop-in or walking group.
Assessment/referral process:
- Any agency, Court, GP, Health professional, Self-referral, Social work
Any agency can refer. There are contact details on the website, which is https://friendlanarkshire.org.uk Contact via email or phone and a referral can be taken.
Contact information:
Website links:
Further Information:
All volunteers have a PVG.