Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Help for guy
Almost every day on Wood Green High Road there is a youngish guy, probably with some sort of autism, asking/crying for money? Anyone know how he can be helped?
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Permalink Reply by MD on
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I know the chap you mean, I see him frequently. I've seen him as you describe but I've also seen him chatting lucidly to friends, so it's hard to tell if his issues are genuine.
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Permalink Reply by Deborah Peacock on
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I don't visit Wood Green much, can you tell me whereabouts he is. I have a friend who is connected to Haringey Council who works as an outreach worker in the local community and his patch is Wood Green. There is a possibility he could help him.
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Permalink Reply by Paul on
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- I know exactly who you mean, and see him regularly as well in Wood Green, (recently outside WH Smith). Please, don't be fooled. A friend who was with his wife shopping one Saturday saw the crying man, felt sorry, & went to speak to him. He asked for money because he kept on saying he was hungry. As they were outside McDonald's my friend told him that he would go into McDonald's and buy him anything he wanted, absolutely anything. The man completely turned on him and insisted he wanted his money instead, then became very aggressive and abusive.
You gotta hand it to him though, to be able to turn on (& off) the waterworks on a whim.
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But he seems autistic as well. I kept assuming he was being forced to be there by somebody.
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Permalink Reply by Graham Charnock on
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Even if you are autistic you do not have free licence to beg on the streets. After the war legless cripples used to beg on the streets with greater justification.
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If he has mental problems agencies exist to help hin, but he has to be proactive in seeking out help.
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Permalink Reply by Mavic Starfish on
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Thanks Paul, I did wonder myself?
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