Adult Autism Service (City and Hackney)
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Who are we?
The City and Hackney Adult Autism Service is a National Health Service (NHS) that offers diagnosis, brief interventions, and advice to adults living in City and Hackney who have not had a previous diagnosis of Autism.
What do we do?
Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. It is a spectrum condition, which means that it will affect people in different ways and is therefore referred to as an Autistic Spectrum.
The three main areas of difficulty people with Autism can experience include difficulty with:
- Social communication and understanding what people think and feel.
- Social interaction.
- Rigidity and repetitive behaviors and coping with change and unpredictability.
What are the benefits of getting a diagnosis?
Being assessed helps clarify why you respond and communicate in the way that you do. An assessment can confirm whether you have Autism or not. Either way, this knowledge can aid you in accessing services and support that can help and support you.
If you are diagnosed with Autism, it can enable you to:
- Gain an understanding of yourself, learning about your condition and how to cope.
- Access services that suit your needs.
- Access certain benefits: such as PIP (Personal Independence Payments). Students could be eligible to claim DCS (Disabled Students Allowance).
- Get help at work: employers have a responsibility to make “reasonable adjustments” to your work environment
You could also be eligible for a community care assessment under The Care Act 2014 to access care and support.
Source: Benefits of a diagnosis from The National Autistic Society www.autism.org.uk
Is there support after a diagnosis from the service?
If you receive a diagnosis through the service there is time-limited post-diagnostic support available for up to 12 months after a diagnosis. This support is available in 3 forms:
- A monthly online Peer Support group, where you can meet and share experiences with other newly diagnosed people.
- A series of 7 online Post-Diagnostic workshops, covering a series of topics related to Autism e.g. Employment, Relationships, Mental Health
- A one-off Reasonable Adjustment appointment with our Occupational Therapist to discuss adjustments for your place of work or study.
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- Local Offer Age Bands
- Young Adults 18 - 25
- SEN Provision Type
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- Targeted
- Specialist
Who to contact
- Telephone
- 02085251115 02085251115
- elft.chautismreferrals@nhs.net
- Website
- www.elft.nhs.uk/.../Adult-Autism-Service-City-and-Hackney
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Where to go
- Address
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The Primrose Resource Centre
23 Primrose Square
Homerton
Hackney
London - Postcode
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E9 7TS
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Time / Date Details
- Time of day
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- Morning
- Afternoon
- Session Information
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9 am to 5 pm
By appointment only
Other details
- Who is eligible?
Who can be referred?
This service is for adults aged 18 years and over.
The Adult Autism Service is a diagnostic service so cannot accept referrals if there is an existing Autism Diagnosis.
People who are being referred to the service must know about and consent to the referral.
Self-referrals are accepted.
Who cannot be referred?
Young people under 18 should be referred to CAMHS our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
The service cannot accept referrals from individuals with an existing diagnosis of Learning Disability. Instead, these patients can be referred to the Integrated Learning Disability Service, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, Hackney E8 1DY.
Phone 020 8356 7444
- Referral required?
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Yes
- Referral Details
The referral form is available from the download section of this page.
Please send all referrals to the Single Point of Access (SPA) Team for City & Hackney Mental Health
Vivienne Cohen House
Cedar Lodge
2 Crozier Terrace
London E9 6ATPhone 020 3222 8000
Email elft.ch.spa@nhs.net
- What to do if you have a complaint
The email for the East London Foundation Trust complaints is elft.pals@nhs.net or Freephone 0800 783 4839
The Patient Advice and Liason Service (PALS) can assist people who use this service to raise and resolve concerns or pass on feedback.
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