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Tlc

Hello

I am new to the community and forums like this are new to me also. I may make mistakes as I try to understand how it works. I wanted to introduce myself as I would like to feel part of the community here.

I have recently been diagnosed has having Asperger syndrome, this has come as a shock to me and has happened during my final year at college/uni. It may also mean that I cannot progress into my chosen career path due to my struggles in social situations.

I am now trying to understand what it this means for me and how to move forward and I am hoping to find others with similiar experiences that we may support each other.

Thanks for reading.

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  • Thanks for the posts above recombinant socks. 

    I feel like I have been bullied at work for as long as I can remember, I was forced into the demotion because my current boss told me that my previous job didn't really exist, that I was nowhere near capable of doing it and that she couldn't see how I could develop into it in any reasonable timescale.

    She knew throughout that I was badly depressed and that I thought I had Aspergers.  Her idea of reasonable adjustments was to reduce my workload for a couple of weeks, (and never miss a chance to remind me of that).

    I had 6 months off sick from September to February and since then I've had a few spells off.  A doctor has just signed me off for a fortnight. 

    I organised a visit from the NAS to do a workplace assessment and came in when I ill to make sure that it went ahead.  I've been told that it should have been their responsibility to make proposals to me but time and again they haven't.

    The NAS have proposed some adjustments and work seem OK with them but at the moment I'm not sure I can ever work again, the Aspy side of me is imploding at the moment and I'm trying to figure out a way that I can get to 60 when I should start getting my pension.

    Throughout my life the only part that has ever worked (even partially) is work and right now I don't think I can do anything ever again.

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  • Thanks for the posts above recombinant socks. 

    I feel like I have been bullied at work for as long as I can remember, I was forced into the demotion because my current boss told me that my previous job didn't really exist, that I was nowhere near capable of doing it and that she couldn't see how I could develop into it in any reasonable timescale.

    She knew throughout that I was badly depressed and that I thought I had Aspergers.  Her idea of reasonable adjustments was to reduce my workload for a couple of weeks, (and never miss a chance to remind me of that).

    I had 6 months off sick from September to February and since then I've had a few spells off.  A doctor has just signed me off for a fortnight. 

    I organised a visit from the NAS to do a workplace assessment and came in when I ill to make sure that it went ahead.  I've been told that it should have been their responsibility to make proposals to me but time and again they haven't.

    The NAS have proposed some adjustments and work seem OK with them but at the moment I'm not sure I can ever work again, the Aspy side of me is imploding at the moment and I'm trying to figure out a way that I can get to 60 when I should start getting my pension.

    Throughout my life the only part that has ever worked (even partially) is work and right now I don't think I can do anything ever again.

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