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21, aspie and trying to claim the right benefit

Ant123

hi all, i'm here on behalf of my aspergers daughter, she's 21 and just finished uni with a degree in games art, she is now unemployed so i'm trying to help her claim benefits, benefit enquieries told me to tell her to claim jobseekers but she can't cope with the stress of all the job applications she has to do and as told me she is going to cancel her claim, we need the money and i dont know what to do, she doesn't get any other benefits and never has, surely there must be some help out there for her, would love some help from anyone in similar position, thx

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  • ESA is the one my 22 year old son claims and also he has DLA.I would personally take her to your GP and explain with her the anxiety as at least then it is on record.I did that with my son.Lots of aspies go to Uni but it is the life afterwards which can be so stressing espcially as you say with job applicants.Uni is much more structured.It could be possible I woudl think for you to act for her if she consents. You need to check that out but my oldest son with HFA wants me to do it all for him as he would get too stressed and money paid into my account and I get his clothes etc. I am his apointee.He has money paid into his account also from me.

    The more anxious your daughter gets it will be like a vicious circle.These forms are very steressing and job applications also.People who claim JSA and not have AS I know have been very stressed and been put under allot of pressure:-( Places like The Shaw Trust help with getting a job.My cousins son got one trhough them and also when problems arose in the job with him not taking inatitiative etc the Shaw trust were able to speak to the employer and he has now been at that job for some years.He started off voluntart for about a day and it built up and offered a paid job and now works five days a week.

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  • ESA is the one my 22 year old son claims and also he has DLA.I would personally take her to your GP and explain with her the anxiety as at least then it is on record.I did that with my son.Lots of aspies go to Uni but it is the life afterwards which can be so stressing espcially as you say with job applicants.Uni is much more structured.It could be possible I woudl think for you to act for her if she consents. You need to check that out but my oldest son with HFA wants me to do it all for him as he would get too stressed and money paid into my account and I get his clothes etc. I am his apointee.He has money paid into his account also from me.

    The more anxious your daughter gets it will be like a vicious circle.These forms are very steressing and job applications also.People who claim JSA and not have AS I know have been very stressed and been put under allot of pressure:-( Places like The Shaw Trust help with getting a job.My cousins son got one trhough them and also when problems arose in the job with him not taking inatitiative etc the Shaw trust were able to speak to the employer and he has now been at that job for some years.He started off voluntart for about a day and it built up and offered a paid job and now works five days a week.

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