"Mental health support and autism support"

I have a son with asbergers syndrome. He has been suffering with his mental health for the past two years. Over the last year and a half he has spent six months in hospital on three different occasions.

He is now living in a flat because we were told by the social worker he would get more support in the community. 

Initially when he moved into his flat he had support from framework and the enablement team (for two hours a week) and a mental health nurse. Very quickly (around three weeks) after he came out of hospital, the framework team and enablement team stopped working with him. He only has a deepo jab once a month., and I believe the mental health nurse has very little contact with him.

At no point has the fact that he is on the autistic spectrum been addressed. He has pushed some support away. I know that he struggles socially and mixing with people. This should have been taken into account with providing support for him.

I recently heard about the transformation project in mental health. It is supposed to offer a wrap around person centred approach to treatment. To be honest my son's autism has never been addressed by any of the mental health teams he has worked with. This has really has impacted how affective the treatment is. He has pushed back on much of the treatment he has been offered. Because of this he is living in a flat virtually unsupported.

I was told by his first psychiatrist that mental health support for autistic people in Nottinghamshire is particularly bad.

I think it is only a matter of time before he is readmitted to hospital.

I am writing to you in total disgust for the support my son has been offered.