I haven't really posted here in ages. But now I'm suddenly having to deal with the notorious Jobcentre Plus, as I've been moved from ESA to JSA. And I can't cope!
But I seem to remember something about clipboards being used for coping strategies. I'm intending to use one from now on when dealing with Jobcentre Plus. I'm thinking of decribing it as a disability aid, as I imagine Jobcentre Plus staff will want to know what I need the clipboard for. And I'm intending to prepare a short leaflet I can hand to them with a brief explanation, and answers to some anticipated questions they may have. (It will also be nice to (slightly) turn the tables on their officiousness!)
I'll use it to note things I think I need to note, and to slow things down a bit when I need a bit more time to think about something there and then.
I'm also hoping it will help to remind staff that I do have a mental disability - Asperger's - and that they do need to be patient with me, and properly accommodate my needs. And if they have a problem with it, I'll ask them if they'd have a problem with someone using a wheelchair, a guide dog, a British Sign Language interpreter, etc.
Searching this site for "clipboard" doesn't really seem to bring up anything relevant, though Google has plenty of hits, though I haven't really checked how relevant they are.
Anyway, does this sound like a good idea? A bad idea? Does anyone here have experience of using a clipboard, or something similar, in a similar kind of way?
