Members of the group mentioned contacts with authorities resulting in problems and anxieties. Technology enabling automatic form filling could help, as could care managers. Angela Browning was worried about proposed legislation which appeared to make it impossible to receive in-patient psychiatric care without being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. We discussed support for those with Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism when parents are dead or no longer able to help. Action must be taken before the crisis comes.
Independent living means different things to different people.
Parents need to learn how to help their children help themselves. After tea, Angela Browning took us in two groups on to the terrace of the House of Commons. She also gave us tickets to the Strangers Gallery, where we watched the proceedings of the House of Commons. Thanks to Angela Browning and to all those who attended. The National Autistic Society 393 City Road, London, EC1V 1NG, United Kingdom.