Expert: Ettina - 10/8/2008

Question
QUESTION: I have been throw out of home because behavior problems I live in a salvation army hostel with people i do not understand how do i cope?

ANSWER: Oh, what a tough situation to be in. Firstly, remember that it's not your fault you were kicked out. Plenty of autistics, myself included, have caused our parents a lot of stress and not been kicked out of home. The problem is with your parents, not you.
It sounds like you could really use some practical support from an advocacy organization. Unfortunately, most of the autism advocacy organizations are run by parents and have little or no services for autistics who aren't living at home. You didn't say where you live, so I'll give you suggestions for US, Canada and England.
If you're in Canada, talk to your local branch of the Canadian Association for Community Living. I believe each branch has 'Canadian' replaced with whatever province they're in - eg the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living. They have about equal representation by parents and self-advocates, and are therefore much less focused on children only. Their website is here: http://www.cacl.ca/
In US, there's some autistic-run organizations. A lot of them don't do enough practical action, but here are some people you could try:
Autistics.org - contact them by the webpage http://www.autistics.org/ . I know for a fact that they do a lot of grass-roots advocacy for people in situations like yours. They aren't a big organization and don't have much money, but they'll do what they can to help.
There's also the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP). They say on their website http://www.grasp.org/ that they provide support, some mediation, information about Asperger Syndrome and sources for therapies, diagnosis, housing authorities and vocational (job-related) help, so it sounds like they could probably help you.
In the UK, luckily, the major support group for parents, the National Autistic Society (NAS), also does a great deal to help autistic adults. I'm not sure exactly what they offer, but you could call them up and ask them for help. Their website is http://www.nas.org.uk/
I hope I've been a help.

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QUESTION: i live in Australia where is the housing support?

Answer
I did some research and found a few things that might help you.
Firstly, Tony Attwood (who is an expert in Asperger Syndrome) has a list of Australian Autism Support groups here:
http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/support.html
Someone I asked for advice suggested Aut-Support, which is in that list. If you are in New South Wales, they'll be best able to help you, but they could do stuff by phone/email for you if you are further away.
There's also Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4). I'm not sure if they could help you, but you can ask them. Their website is http://a4.org.au/a4/ .
Lastly, there's a well-known autistic author and advocate named Donna Williams who lives in Australia. She has a website at http://www.donnawilliams.net/ and she'd probably know more about what services are available in Australia.