Different agencies in England provide different levels of social services for children with autism.
This survey was designed to study the social support given to children in England who have autism. The authors conclude that England spends almost $100 million per year giving social services to children with autism. The authors were surprised to find that good records are not kept of which children receive services and which do not. The authors wonder if there are children with autism in England who are not getting the social services that they need. They also note that many older children with autism receive residential care when maybe foster care would be better.
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Respite Care
Apr 11, 2007 by AnonymousHere is a place in Maryland near Annapolis: http://www.aamentalhealth.org/warmline.html - it’s kind of like a 311 only for social services. Actually, the entire attached document has numbers to call depending on where she lives.
Respite care provides people with temporary relief from tasks associated with caregiving. I have pasted below information for Washington DC. Each state should have its own version of respite care.
Here’s a county list for Virginia: http://askunitedway.communityos.org/local/os040/posting_area/local/CentralPoints.htm. VA also has a program called Family Day Systems (FDS) whereby children are referred to available day care centers. Here’s a definition: http://www.autism-pdd.net/respite.html, http://www.autism-pdd.net/disability-resources.html#asssist.
And finally a phone number: http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/Government/AgencyIndex/Social_Services/child_care.asp?nivel=subfoldmenu(1,3) – this is actual Child Care Assistance, found by googling: respite care Washington DC.