Short messages on Disability from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
The three main areas of difficulty which all people with autism share are difficulty with social communication, social interaction & social imagination.
In the UK, around 700,000 people may have autism, or more than 1 in 100 in the population. Five times as many males as females are diagnosed with autism.
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them.
Be yourself – whoever you are, however you feel, whatever life has thrown at you. If things are tough, talk about it. Samaritans can be reached on 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org .
Young Adult Carers (16-24) provide care to family members who have a long term illness/disability. This includes both chronic and terminal illness, physical disability which impairs day to day life, learning difficulties, mental health problems, drug/alcohol dependency and autistic spectrum disorders.
Finding it hard to talk about how you are really feeling? Samaritans is a safe place to turn; it’s anonymous and confidential: 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org .
If something is troubling you, Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All chats are completely confidential. You can reach them on 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org .
To register for the emergencySMS service, text the word ‘register’ to 999 then follow the instructions you are sent. You can only use the service if you have registered first.
The emergencySMS service lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the UK send an SMS text message to the UK 999 service where it will be passed to the police, ambulance, fire rescue, or coastguard.
Dyslexia is a physical difference in the structure of the brain that affects 1 in 20 people, and as such affects somebody’s learning. Though classified as a disability it is not something wrong with an individual, it is just that their thought processes work differently.