Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, I'm 23 (24 in 9 days) and I have recently, at the start of December, been officially diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum, something that has taken the better part of 18 years to get. Following this Autism diagnosis I had a visit from PIP, and yesterday, on Monday, I received the judgement which scored us 0 points (but I doubt anyone on here is hardly surprised) and I'm also having some difficulty at the Job Center (luckily I now have an appointment with my work coach to discuss the diagnosis and make changes to my work thingamajig), Primarily I'm looking for advice on both of these, one on how to best tackle PIP with making a mandatory appeal, as well all stages of the process, and with the Job Center, as my parents are hoping to get me onto ESA so I can better cope with my job search.
I'm also feeling quite pessimistic about my chances of getting a job, despite having an Counterbalance FLT licence again since the start of December, as I'm also aware that having a disability can put a black mark on any applications I would be making, and due to bad experiences I want to also avoid working for an Agency.
What line of work are you looking to get into? Forklift truck driving? ASD shouldn't be much of a problem with that, although you might need to ask that instructions are made clear if you have problems with things like "put that over there".
Really I was hoping to be able to get into Retail and Customer Service but I am working up to hopefully join the RN, but FLT Operator might be easier to get into the short term.
Sad to say this, but autism is a condition that bars you from joining the Royal Navy...
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/joining/get-ready-to-join/royal-navy-officer/am-i-eligible
You might be able to go onto a civilian ship though.
Maybe I won't buy the Royal Navy ice hockey team's replica jersey then.
My Autism is quite mild so there is a chance yet I can get in, the real problem is going to be my Asthma which is triggered only through my Allergies (never had an attack though and only diagnosed with such in August).
Edit: I was talking to my mum about it, apparently I'm on the Autistic Spectrum, so not really coming under Autism but personally I see no real difference. I'll correct the OP anyway.