Autism: Family's four-year fight to get autistic son home

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Autism: Family's four-year fight to get autistic son home
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Elliot's family asked for temporary help in 2018 - he was released from hospital in 2022.

Christine said the hospital, miles away from his family, had not been the right place for her son Elliot

The Department of Health and Social Care said it was trying to cut the number of autistic inpatients. "It's been horrendous, absolutely horrendous, but fingers crossed now things will get a lot easier," said Christine.The 27-year-old now has his own property in the community with support from carers.Christine, from North Yorkshire, said Elliot being in hospital meant a 140-mile round trip for family visits and was not the right place for her son."It's just nice to have him local and near home.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. It is a spectrum condition and affects people in different ways.

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