Delivering holistic low level support to intellectually able autistic adults: Lessons from an advocacy, information and mentoring service

There are many intellectually able autistic adults who would like to have a better quality of life but who struggle to access advice and support from traditional services. This situation leads to emotional distress and poor outcomes for these individuals and their families and society generally. So services such as the Leeds AIM (Advocacy, Information and Mentoring) service described in this paper have great potential in enhancing the lives of this group and in educating mainstream services on how advice and support might be adjusted to allow better access. In addition, creating good spaces for autistic adults offers opportunities for social contact and friendships with like-minded peers both within and outside the service

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