Published on 12, July, 2020
My daughter (University educated) aged 31 was diagnosed asd 2 years ago. This followed 12 years and 4 sections and much intervention from various services but she now has chronic disordered eating and her routine compels her to run and swim at particular times.
The diagnosis only resulted from her own research and persistence to be professionally assessed by autism specialist.
I live in the South of England and she lives in Scotland.
She has lived independently but with my ex wife and my assistance and is supported by various benefits
Her mother has recently died in tragic circumstances but her pension and death in service are paying a 5 figure sum above the dwp savings limit into an account for her.
This has caused relapse and much distress!
If she were to lose her benefit this would cause her even further distress as she does not handle change well and assessments always result in in further multiple meltdown
Does anybody know of autism specialist bereavement service available in Scotland?
Hi NAS35657,
There are some links relating to care in Scotland on the NAS website which might give you some extra information or lead you in the right direction. The following link has extra links at the bottom of the page which might be interesting - for example "Care information Scotland":
http://www.autism.org.uk/about/benefits-care/community-care/adult-care/scotland.asp
Hope you find something that will be helpful.
Kind regards,
Heather - Mod
I empathise because I have more than the dwp limit in savings from when I was working.
If your daughter gets PIP she will continue to get it because it is not means tested.
I don't know of any autism specialist bereavement service available in Scotland but you could try contacting scottishautism.org if you have not already contacted them.