Published on 12, July, 2020
Can't quite get my head around the advice I was given today.
My son has Autism, wants to work, but no one will employ him because of his ASD and SEVERE DYSLEXIA. Can't work without significant support, which we are endeavoring to provide him ourselves because ATW have no clue about Autism and say they can't help him.
Yet Citizens advice advised that he should give up self-employed supported work; with a note from his GP to say he's not able to work unsupported, because DWP have messed up our notification of 'change of circumstance'!!!!!!!!!
Their is absolutely no way I'm asking my son to give up his 'Reason for living and only opportunity to contribute to society', just to appease the DWP!
What do these people want???????
Branded scroungers and lazy if you claim 'unfit for work' and advised to give up work if you have the desire, but no independent help or support; beyond your own family.
I've also been advise to attend court by CAB. When i tried to explain to CAB that as a carer of two on the spectrum, I have enough to contend with without having to go to court, he said he had no clue about ASD, but I should attend anyway!!!!! Really???????
How is this equality for those with disabilities??????
So B----y angry!!!!!
Sorry for the rant, but i'm at the end of my tether.......Teenager sobbing inconsolably and disillusioned with a world filled with ignorance. The other in tears over an accident he's had. A disaster of a day
Is this really the message we want our youth to embrace?
Guess we are off to court to contest this. What a waste of money and a demoralizing time all round. Haven't people with ASD got enough to contend with????
God what a dreadful day.:(
Won the battle, but not the war.
Court Adjourned.
Completely wiped out. Was up till three this morning. Sick, tummy upset, shaking and stammering my way through the whole process. I'm not sure I can take much more.
The council representative advised me I didn't need to go into court, as the council would seek a 'liability order' and suspend the proceedings. When I asked what a liability order was, I was told it meant that the court would uphold the fact that we owed money and we were liable. I insisted on speaking to a judge and he repeated the suspencion issue in court, but neglected to mention the liabilty order part. When I mentioned what he'd told me outside, the judge refused to uphold his liability order request, until my case was reviewed.
Sad part is, I have to return and go through it all over again at a latter date.
Exhausted and very distressed by it all. I wish I understood it all better. Why is it all so complex? Never felt so alone and out of my depth.
Thanks for your advice folks.
Coogy xx