Published on 12, July, 2020
In an ongoing matter involving Social Services, a social worker, an independent social worker, a hospital official, a representative of CAFCASS, and even her own legal representation, my autistic niece has been disallowed any kind of support during all encounters with all parties. Her diagnosis is a matter of record, and known to all, and yet it has been universally and systematically disregarded.
Each of the aforementioned parties makes it's own interpretation as it sees fit, and in many cases, her words have been chosen for her..
Does anyone have any comment or advice..?
Are you able to find an advocate for your niece?
NAS91529 said:my autistic niece has been disallowed any kind of support during all encounters with all parties.
What kind of support are you looking for?
Do you have a set of criteria for this support that your niece meets but the support is still being denied or is she not meeting the criteria?
NAS91529 said:Her diagnosis is a matter of record, and known to all, and yet it has been universally and systematically disregarded.
A simple diagnosis isn't enough to get some kinds of support eg. PIP.
The criteria have to be met.
More detail would be useful.
Whenever I hear things like “the criteria have to be met” it makes my blood boil as much as “not meeting the criteria” or “what kind of support is she looking for” - where is the humanity in any of this? The “criteria” and the system needs to be changed - it’s the same kind of utterly absurd mindset as the concept of “everyone else” which is the same justification that bullies use to justify and excuse their bullying behaviour - what about just giving her the benefit of the doubt and err on the side of basic humanity and not by rote, stick like glue to “policies and procedures, rules and regulations” abandoning all humanity, compassion and common sense in favour of an arbitrary “process”
Sorry Debbie only just saw this. Hi there and thanks for taking an interest. Fact is, having known her all of her life, no one could be better placed to support her than I am. We've developed a means of communication over many years, and trust and confidence are well established. Of course, the social woorker assigned to her case quickly identified me as a potential obstacle, and having never spoken to, seen, or in any way ever met me, suggested all manner of defamatory speculation, then declared me 'agressive and abusive' for my objections, and thus excluded me from all matters relating to my niece.
Her position was soon duplicated across a range of colleagues and associates, including my niece's own solicitor, who having isolated her, proceeded to write a statement on her behalf expressing full agreement with the position of the Social Services.
For the record, she definitely does not agree with their position, and I am definitely neither aggressive nor abusive. These are disingenuous falsehoods, but apperntly just 'business as usual' among these so called 'professionals'.
So to answer your question, the support we're seeking is that of an individual to step in and take my place in the interests of my niece. Left unchecked, the various parties involved are grossly misrepresenting her to achieve their predetermined outcome,
Their motives are a mystery to me, and I can only imagine the social worker took a personal dislike to my niece, the moment they met. She has made countless accusations and allegations, for which she's provided no evidence, or substantiation of any kind.