National Autistic Society (NAS) announces a day centre and support in Northamptonshire will shut.
Diane Jones said her son Elliot had built up a good relationship with the staff at the Diamond Day Centre in IrthlingboroughFamilies have said they will lose a lifeline when services supporting people with autism shut next month.It said all providers of social care were facing huge challenges and while demand for support is going up, funding was not keeping pace.
Diane Jones and her husband are full-time carers for their 25-year-old son Elliott, who is autistic and has severe epilepsy. "I cried for two days when we first found out and then the third day I was just really angry and knew I needed to do something." She said: "He is losing lifeline, his bit of freedom. It's the only time he goes out and it's also a bit of respite for my mum."Steven Rose, of the National Autistic Society, said: "We are incredibly sad and sorry that we have to make these extremely difficult decisions, but we have no other choice.""Our priority is to support those groups as we navigate this period of change," he added.
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