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ESA!!!!! ATOS!!!!!

missribbons

I dont even know where to begin. After years of being unsuccessful in employment - either being sacked or bullied, i have found myself applying for ESA.

The psychological damage that has been caused trying to be a part of society has left me on medication. I wake each morning shaking with fear, usually this is after a night of sleep walking and nightmares.

I relunctantly came to the realisation that i needed to be on ESA. The application form was intimidating and very stressful as i worded each issue i dealt with on a day to day basis. I felt i poured my darkest secrets of how life as an adult with aspergers really is and it hurt. But i needed to do this to survive.

Last week i recived a letter to say i needed to attend a medical assesment to see if i was capable for work. I attended this today.

As i had feared the whole meeting was very distressing, intrusive and completely inappropriate in regards to aspergers syndrome - or 'disease' as the healthcare advisor called it!!!

My reflexs were examined, i was asked to squat, lift my arms, bend my legs, what my hobbies were, did i use a mobile? did i go on the internet? did i play games? all baffling all invasive and all to tick boxes. 

I have avoided reading much about ATOS - the private company paid to assess us; 'lying theiving bastards' but from panoramas programme earlier this week, i feel that this is not an assesment to help those with aspergers. I am scared for the result and distraught at how this has left me feeling even more isolated and desperate than before.

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  • @missribbons: Two things to bear in mind:

    1. if you have to appeal, go to the CAB as soon as possible after getting the rejection letter - I found my CAB extremely helpful - you have certain amount of time in which to lodge the appeal, and if you do so they then can't force on to JSA, and you won't need to claim JSA whilst waiting for the appeal (though you will continue to get the same amount of money as JSA (if you win the appeal, however, the money is back dated, so it's important to lodge the appeal application as soon as possible)).

    2. if you have someone you trust and who is willing to help you, take them to the CAB and to the appeal with you - if not, then go to the CAB by yourself, but ask them if they can offer or suggest an advocacy service.

    Oh, also, assuming you either get put on ESA straight away, or win your appeal, make sure you also apply for DLA, if you don't already get it.

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  • @missribbons: Two things to bear in mind:

    1. if you have to appeal, go to the CAB as soon as possible after getting the rejection letter - I found my CAB extremely helpful - you have certain amount of time in which to lodge the appeal, and if you do so they then can't force on to JSA, and you won't need to claim JSA whilst waiting for the appeal (though you will continue to get the same amount of money as JSA (if you win the appeal, however, the money is back dated, so it's important to lodge the appeal application as soon as possible)).

    2. if you have someone you trust and who is willing to help you, take them to the CAB and to the appeal with you - if not, then go to the CAB by yourself, but ask them if they can offer or suggest an advocacy service.

    Oh, also, assuming you either get put on ESA straight away, or win your appeal, make sure you also apply for DLA, if you don't already get it.

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