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Can an employer refuse to help via occupational health?

OAP - Older Autistic Person

Made a very hard decision to speak to my manager about ASD diagnosis and ask for Occupational Health support.

HR have refused to refer me.

My manager is now blaming me for not being expert enough in ASD to tell him what support I need as an informal agreement within work. The fact that ASD is a developmental disability that affects communication is lost on him.

...and people wonder why disabilities are not discussed in the workplace by those suffering.

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  • Do you belong to a trades union? Your union rep should be able to advise you regarding what support you are entitled to - your employer is required to make "necessary adjustments".  You are probably also entitled to an assessment under the Access to Work Scheme run by the Department of Employment  https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work or contact your nearest JobCentre Plus. Depending on the nature of your work, you may be entitled to assistive technology, coaching and various other services.

    Were you diagnosed as an adult, or did you get support at school?  If so, do you have a Statement that might have provisions that might still be relevant? When you got your diagnosis, did it include information about what support might be helpful?

  • in reply to Ian

    Joining a trade union makes sense. They should have reps who could help you. All reps will know how to lever reasonable adjustments from your employer. There is specialist training in some trade unions on Autism Awareness and The Workplace. Unite the Union for example. That training walks reps through all the steps they need to know to help people like you, while teaching that every autistic worker is different.

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  • in reply to Ian

    Joining a trade union makes sense. They should have reps who could help you. All reps will know how to lever reasonable adjustments from your employer. There is specialist training in some trade unions on Autism Awareness and The Workplace. Unite the Union for example. That training walks reps through all the steps they need to know to help people like you, while teaching that every autistic worker is different.

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