What support do I provide?

Understanding and developing trust

Name: Thrive Divergent
Address: 8 McFarlane Close, Cheshire West and Chester

exploring your communication preferences
building 'pen pictures' to help others understand you
learning about your health needs
understanding your sensory needs
learning about how your personal history and experiences have impacted you
understanding your relationships and support networks
exploring your strengths and needs
supporting you to think about your goals and making plans about how to achieve them

supporting you following your autism diagnosis
providing information about autism and associated diagnoses
understanding, preventing & recovering from autistic overwhelm
understanding autistic burnout and recovery planning
exploring your sensory needs, avoiding sensory overwhelm & achieve sensory integration
understanding and responding to behavioural expressions of trauma
developing autistic energy accounting systems such as spoons or emotional battery life
exploring self care through developing opportunities for you to engage in your passions
providing a reliable source of safety, reliability and trust
emotional support to visit places and groups
support with understanding relationships and protecting yourself from exploitation
identifying exploitative and abusive relationships
developing personal boundaries in relationships and at work

accompanying you to appointments
completing housing, PIP, benefit or other applications with you
learning skills to do the practical things that are important to you
help to find you carers with other support needs such as cleaning and shopping
developing strategies and life hacks that make life easier for neurodivergent people
exploring and applying to community services for support
budgeting and managing your finances alongside you
help to carry out health advice such as physio, diet, sleep and exercise
Support to declutter or organise your home in a respectful and trauma-informed way

Skills and knowledge of 20+ years experience of working as a social worker in multi disciplinary team environments alongside social care, health, criminal justice, and housing sectors
Practical working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, The Care Act 2014, The Equality Act 2010, the Autism Act 2009, and the Human Rights act 1998 and the ability to use legislation to advocate for your rights
helping professionals understand your neurodivergent identity and perspectives
providing independent representation of your views, wishes and feelings at multi disciplinary meetings
providing advocacy support during social care, health and other assessments including CHC assessments for health funding
supporting you to learn to self advocate for your needs and rights
writing letters on your behalf, advocating for your legal, civil and human rights
challenging autism stereotypes and harmful cultural assumptions in order to obtain the correct support for you
supporting you in advocating for reasonable adjustments with your employer

Enquiries are welcome from local authorities, health providers, supported living providers and care agencies regarding bespoke packages of work involving assessing and supporting mental capacity for Autistic adults
I am experienced and knowledgeable in providing information to autistic adults in a way that maximises their ability to make informed decisions
Experienced and many years experience of carrying out best interest meetings
Willing to travel throughout the UK for reimbursement of mileage at agreed rate
Contact me directly for a discussion of your client's needs and a quotation