I was in medium supported housing for one and a half years and then low supported housing for four years but according to my psychiatrist, I was on that placement for my autism so I can't really help that much. Just to say that low supported housing is very different and my borough is weird so I was in a totally atypical place.
My point is that although I hated supported housing at times, without it I wouldn't be alive today. I can now cook, clean, do basic things to keep myself going, and I'm living in my dad's second house (alone) and I'm in uni.
Moving into supported housing can be scary but it can help too. And moving out need not be the end of it all. I have a few hours of support at home twice a week from an autism charity and I have a full time support worker at uni.
It's hard initially to work out the right support, but once it is all established, it can help a lot (although my carers were pseudo-carers, but I'm sure yours won't be).
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