So I have just got off the phone with an autism advocacy service to which I referred myself in the hopes they could help me on an upcoming meeting with my employer, who I'd told I was awaiting an advocate before meeting them again. Now, I look like a liar, and it doesn't help my case going into the meeting. I'm absolutely fuming. I was of the impression they could help me on account of having OCD and being autistic, but they're saying they don't help with employment matters. At least I think that's the issue. They might be saying I don't qualify for assistance with anything, I don't really know.
Only thing I can think to do is ask here and maybe ask my link worker tommorrow if there's anything I've done wrong, they say on the website they help you feel listened to but I just feel utterly dejected, like I've been reminded why I have such a lack of faith in the services available, just given the number for ACAS and a few others, but the issue is more that I have problems communicating my position, and it was more for the moral support and to have someone who they couldn't fob off like they have me up to now, since they'd have to respect that an advocate knew my rights.
Now I'm left confused, angry, upset. The referral forms were a pain to send then I got told they'd given me the wrong one and after making my employer wait till I heard back they tell me they can't help.
Complete waste of time and energy but about what I've come to expect of the 'help' available