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"But autistic people are likely to be in care for life!"
Let& #39;s have another gallop past some real info.
https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicationimport/pub16xxx/pub16133/comm-care-stat-act-eng-2013-14-fin-rep.pdf">https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicati... is community care info for England. This one, 2013-14, as an example.
There& #39;s about 55 million people in England./
Let& #39;s have another gallop past some real info.
https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicationimport/pub16xxx/pub16133/comm-care-stat-act-eng-2013-14-fin-rep.pdf">https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicati... is community care info for England. This one, 2013-14, as an example.
There& #39;s about 55 million people in England./
About 3 out of every 100 are autistic. How do we know this? This whacking great national study from Northern Ireland, for example. https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/health/asd-children-ni-2019.pdf
So,">https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/def... number of autistic people in England, about 1.65 million.
So,">https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/def... number of autistic people in England, about 1.65 million.
Here& #39;s a fairly recent NHS document about people in England are in residential care. Here& #39;s a chart from it. They bung all autistic people in with & #39;learning disability& #39; for reasons unknown. Just under 50,000 people age 18-64 in residential care, in total.
https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicationimport/pub16xxx/pub16133/comm-care-stat-act-eng-2013-14-fin-rep.pdf">https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicati...
https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicationimport/pub16xxx/pub16133/comm-care-stat-act-eng-2013-14-fin-rep.pdf">https://files.digital.nhs.uk/publicati...
So, about 30,000 people with a learning disability are in residential care, age 18-64, in England, in 2014, if that chart is right.
Let& #39;s assume, wildly, that the autistic people are about the same number, spread between all categories. That would be less than 2 in 100.
Let& #39;s assume, wildly, that the autistic people are about the same number, spread between all categories. That would be less than 2 in 100.
And no matter which way I do these numbers, from various documents, I come up with the same set of answers.
The number of autistic people in residential care is likely to be about 2 in 100, not 100/100.
Yes, some others will need support, but this post is about residential care
The number of autistic people in residential care is likely to be about 2 in 100, not 100/100.
Yes, some others will need support, but this post is about residential care
Someone will say & #39;but what about those over 64, Ann?& #39; Our average lifespan isn& #39;t 64, alas. So yes, there& #39;ll be some.
"What about those under 18?" Not many in residential care, to be honest, just for autism.
Also, almost none of the autistic people are *only* autistic/
"What about those under 18?" Not many in residential care, to be honest, just for autism.
Also, almost none of the autistic people are *only* autistic/
What we see is an endless mystery - that if someone is deemed autistic, 100% of the care costs are dumped into the autism box. Supposing they also have a learning disability, EDS, a heart condition, a physical disability? Supposing *those* are the reason they are in care?/
I would very much like to see accuracy.
Every autistic person is a person of full worth, as is everyone else.
But we need good data, not wild scaremongering.
Every autistic person is a person of full worth, as is everyone else.
But we need good data, not wild scaremongering.
