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Autism, Employment and Universal Credit

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Hi my name is Alan i i have just been diagnosed with level2 autism.

i have been unemployed since the beginning of the pandemic, and am on universal credit.

A job program forced me to take a job working from home for a call centre, and have been quickly overwhelmed by the job
and dread it. i want to leave the job, but am worried i will be sanction by universal credit for leaving a paid job.

i had the assessment back in October, and didn't receive the diagnosis until after i had taken the job.

my main question is will i be sanction or will they consider it justified because of this diagnosis and the way it triggers my autism?

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  • In 2019 I was persuaded to do voluntary work at the BHF warehouse.  The work was so physically demanding that after six months I was in severe pain in the knees and unable to either walk or get out of bed.  The doctor diagnosed torn muscles and tendons below my knee.  Apparently it's very common in professional tennis players.  The treatment is pain killers and rest.

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  • In 2019 I was persuaded to do voluntary work at the BHF warehouse.  The work was so physically demanding that after six months I was in severe pain in the knees and unable to either walk or get out of bed.  The doctor diagnosed torn muscles and tendons below my knee.  Apparently it's very common in professional tennis players.  The treatment is pain killers and rest.

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