Autism Care Provider Welcomes Parliamentary Report ‘Supporting People With Autism’

LONDON - Brookdale Care, the specialist provider of care services for people living with autism, has today welcomed the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee’s Report on Supporting People with Autism Through Adulthood, and has backed the National Autistic Society’s latest campaign (launched 13th October) to ensure that people with autism are able to get the right support if seeking employment.

Lesa Walton, Care & Development Director of Brookdale Care, said today:

“We warmly welcome the Committee’s conclusion of the need for better guidance and training for GPs in order to identify and support people living with autism more effectively. We have already been developing our own autism-specific literature for GPs to address any knowledge gaps, but this is something that we would certainly like to see more of across the country.

“Brookdale Care is also pleased to see that the Committee highlights how the employment prospects of people with autism are often low and that existing supported employment provision does not always meet their needs.

“At Brookdale we help those who use our services to seek volunteer and paid employment by supporting residents to access employment schemes organised by Connexions and the National Autistic Society-run service Prospects, but again we need to go further and that is why we’re supporting the NAS campaign.

“We have long campaigned for better education of what autism is and so we welcome the Committee’s recommendation that the Department for Work and Pensions should work with employer organisations to raise awareness of the benefits of employing people with autism, and the adjustments needed to support them.

“Brookdale Care also hopes to see the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendations integrated into the forthcoming National Strategy for Adults with Autism.”

For more information call Natasha Graham +44(0)207-819-6268 or click www.brookdalecare.co.uk

Source: Brookdale Care

For more information call Natasha Graham, +44(0)207-819-6268