The Autistic Adult Support Fund aims to help adults with an autism diagnosis, self-identified autistic adults, and their families and carers understand what neurodivergence means for them and improve their wellbeing.
The fund supports organisations across Scotland to deliver a range of projects to meet these aims. Facilitated by Inspiring Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government, the Autistic Adult Support Fund builds on the work of a pilot which ran between 2020 and 2021 to provide post diagnostic support to autistic people.
Autism Initiatives run a National Remote Late Diagnosis programme (LDG) online and in-person. The eight session, neuro-affirming programme covers a range topics. In-person groups in various locations: Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, Tayside, Highland, West Lothian. Visit the website here
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Home-Start Caithness provides support for autistic adults who are in the perinatal period (those experiencing pregnancy until the child is up to the age of three). They provide specific support around pregnancy and birth including direct in-home support to autistic people and their families to survive and thrive the early years of a child’s life.
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Peer support group course for autistic adults seeking employment will be established. Running for eight sessions, the course aims to empower and educate to increase understanding and confidence about what it means to be autistic and navigating employment from job application to sustaining work while in work. Some one to one sessions are available for
Learn MoreAutistic Knowledge Development (AKD) and National Autistic Society (NAS) have created a series of short videos covering a range of important topics for autistic adults, including:
Watch them all here
Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental difference and affects how people communicate and interact with the world. More than one in 100 people are autistic.
Autism affects people in different ways. Like all people, autistic people have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Autistic people have varying and sometimes complex needs from 24-hour care to simply needing clearer communication and a little longer to do things.
You can learn more about autism on the Different Minds Scotland website here.
These short guides give some more information about autism and the Autistic Adult Support Fund in the following languages:
Sally has 20 years of experience in the voluntary sector building services that uphold the rights of children and young people with additional support needs and their families. She joins Inspiring Scotland after 15 years at Children in Scotland where she managed its national additional support for learning services and used their evidence to campaign....
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Jessica is a performance and impact advisor for the autism and learning disabilities fund at Inspiring Scotland. She is passionate about the impact the voluntary sector can have in improving a persons life and offering the support they deserve. Jessica comes from a legal background, having completed a degree in law and going on to....
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Amber believes that everyone deserves the chance to thrive and is passionate about amplifying marginalised voices to address social inequalities. Amber has a wide range of work experience across the retail and hospitality sector including running her own business. This was a creative collective where she worked as a nail artist and sold the work....
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For any enquiries about the Autistic Adult Support Fund, please contact autismenquiries@inspiringscotland.org.uk
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