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Hi everyone,

I havent posted for a while but I spoke to a workforce inclusion officer in my relatively new job and they suggested that I apply to Access to Work to consider getting funding support for a work coach. I wondered if anyone else has accessed Access to Work and how you have used it, whether it has been beneficial etc.

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  • I have been denied a few times by the Access to Work Scheme team when i really needed them, When they eventually agreed that i met the criteria they went behind my back, contacted my employer at the time &  basically confused that employer what autism spectrum disorder actually was. their interaction with my employer promoted my employer to start the managing out process because they were lead to believe i was a safety concern because of the possibility of me having a meltdown.

    I should also mention that i was in work for three months with no problems and because the request was made at the start of me working it took them 3 months in to the employment opportunity before they got involved and did what they did. three months into an job is too late for them to intervene the way they did. 

    I've also had negative issues with the Shaw trust the last three months as well, they keep trying to harass me into working with livestock again or in a slaughterhouse or seasonal work which is not a realistic long term employment goals either.

    Genuis Within have been awful. They keep closing my referrals down and only offering group sessions, the basically offer pointless advice of the phone.no practical support whatsoever.        

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  • I have been denied a few times by the Access to Work Scheme team when i really needed them, When they eventually agreed that i met the criteria they went behind my back, contacted my employer at the time &  basically confused that employer what autism spectrum disorder actually was. their interaction with my employer promoted my employer to start the managing out process because they were lead to believe i was a safety concern because of the possibility of me having a meltdown.

    I should also mention that i was in work for three months with no problems and because the request was made at the start of me working it took them 3 months in to the employment opportunity before they got involved and did what they did. three months into an job is too late for them to intervene the way they did. 

    I've also had negative issues with the Shaw trust the last three months as well, they keep trying to harass me into working with livestock again or in a slaughterhouse or seasonal work which is not a realistic long term employment goals either.

    Genuis Within have been awful. They keep closing my referrals down and only offering group sessions, the basically offer pointless advice of the phone.no practical support whatsoever.        

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  • in reply to Blue

    Denied on what basis? 

    My workforce inclusion officer said she would support me to complete it and she gets it herself for autism, so I'd hope to not have any issues. I'd really like to have a work coach to help me manage my anxieties, but my manager has said she doesn't know much about autism so I definitely do not want her being fed negatives about autism...