Published on 12, July, 2020
I got put in the support group for 18 months yesterday. I'm shocked that they actually listened. It's the same stuff I've been telling pip for years and they kept saying "because you're employed you can't have these difficulties" . Well I was fired on health grounds in February , according to the dismissal letter I'm" not managing my autism diagnosis well " I only got it 6 months previously.
The process has taken 7 months and now I don't know what to do with myself. I have been in waiting mode all this time constantly concerned about what they were going to say and whether they were going to actually listen to me. Now the pressure is off I don't know what to do! '
I'm happy, I think, that they understood but have no idea how to go forward with life.
Would anyone like to share what they do without the burden of work (or searching for it) and without the flexibility of money to go places/buy things?
I think you can do some permitted work up to 16 hours or up to something like 160 pounds per week. Its considered as therapeutic work. I think it takes the pressure off a little whilst feeling some benefits of going to work, routine, company, using skills etc. and allows to work in a less stressful job.....
My friend keeps telling me how good I am at supporting her autistic son with homework, keeping him regulated etc. Maybe there's something in that... I definitely know I want to do something useful with my time.