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Can anyone offer any help on ESA appeal?

Bloodheart

Okay so I was denied ESA after scoring zero on the ATOS medical assessment, thus I appealed and my appeal will be heard on 4th Janurary 2013...

This is my first time doing this so I'm completely and utterly clueless about what to do and what to expect, and how best to put across my case to win my appeal. People tell me that I should have 'evidence' but I don't know what 'evidence' I can give other than the details of my autism assessment...in my GP's surgery I never see the same GP more than once so they don't know my problems, I only ever go in to get new medical notes and antidepressants (anxiety). 

I'm really worried about going in - but I guess I have to in order to put forward my case - as I'm not sure how well I'll be able to cope in explaining my situation and why it effects my ability to work, although one could argue a huge stimming fit followed by a meltdown may be of benefit...it's not the case if they don't recognise it's a meltdown and can't then hear how other aspects of my autism effect my ability to work. I just don't know how I'm supposed to explain my problems if I struggle to talk at all! I have no one who can go with me, some people have mentioned advocates but I don't know how to get an advocate...especially not on such short notice. 

Basically my problems are;
I can't use a phone...sometimes I can't even be in the same room as a phone without freakin-out, severe general anxiety making me constantly on edge, I can't roll-play so training or interviews are impossible in most cases, I wouldn't always be able to interact with people, I'm verbal but can slip into non-verbal, I have severe meltdowns and shutdowns, sensory issues with touch so uncomfortable in my surroundings.

I know I'm far better than many of us on the spectrum, in the past I have been able to work but I've regressed considerably due to almost 5 years of unemployment, but it doesn't change the fact that there are real problems that stop me from working or at least limit my ability to work. Largely the problems are that any work I could do given my qualifications (call centres, office work, retail) would be impossible for me, and I can't even phone an employer to apply for a job or arrange interviews. 

I'm scared of being kicked off ESA and thrown back to JSA - I guess this isn't the time to go into how ridiculous and horrific being on JSA is (although WRAG on ESA isn't going to be much better, I imagine), so all I'll say is that going to the job centre every fortnight nearly led me to take my own life, it makes me so ill with anxiety and worry, also as I can't possibly follow job seekers agreement due to my autism it means they can kick me off JSA whenever they like. I don't fit on JSA or ESA. 

Any advice on what I should do in my appeal?

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  • Buy a gun,, sorry that is America, or is Britain becoming heartless America. Letting off steam here,, sorry folks. ATOS is satanic, run by a satanic British government. It does not matter if you are on ESA, JSA, PSA, ASA, OR PISSA.... they are just playing with stats moving one column into the next column,, nothing to do with assistance. Let me put this into prespective,,, up to 19th century when a private soldier died on the battle field, no one cared, lucky if they were buried in a marked grave. If an officer died, they got a mark grave stone..., the moral to that story is... THE SOCIAL ORDER HAS NOT CHANGED.., in the benefits cycle we are ALL UNMARKED GRAVES...   WERE ARE NOBODIES ! pain, suffering, condition, autism,, making no fucking difference to any of these satanic rulers,, never has, never will.  Organisations like the NAS and other bodies are just there to control the mob, aka containment theory on behalf of the satanic circle, you will find if you look at any of these boards, you will find a satanic connection to the government. IT IS ALL JUST FRIENDS IN CORRUPT PLACES.

    My suggestion,, is to pop and cause a disturbance. You will not be able to affect order.,. but you will feel better. Poke the bastards in the eye before you die.  Let them taste a slice of your vulnerability and teach them pain.

     

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  • Buy a gun,, sorry that is America, or is Britain becoming heartless America. Letting off steam here,, sorry folks. ATOS is satanic, run by a satanic British government. It does not matter if you are on ESA, JSA, PSA, ASA, OR PISSA.... they are just playing with stats moving one column into the next column,, nothing to do with assistance. Let me put this into prespective,,, up to 19th century when a private soldier died on the battle field, no one cared, lucky if they were buried in a marked grave. If an officer died, they got a mark grave stone..., the moral to that story is... THE SOCIAL ORDER HAS NOT CHANGED.., in the benefits cycle we are ALL UNMARKED GRAVES...   WERE ARE NOBODIES ! pain, suffering, condition, autism,, making no fucking difference to any of these satanic rulers,, never has, never will.  Organisations like the NAS and other bodies are just there to control the mob, aka containment theory on behalf of the satanic circle, you will find if you look at any of these boards, you will find a satanic connection to the government. IT IS ALL JUST FRIENDS IN CORRUPT PLACES.

    My suggestion,, is to pop and cause a disturbance. You will not be able to affect order.,. but you will feel better. Poke the bastards in the eye before you die.  Let them taste a slice of your vulnerability and teach them pain.

     

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