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Social Services Support - I use the word "support" lightly!

MummysGirl

Been having some very interesting chats with other parents of ASD children and some of their stories when approaching Social services for help. I always wait till Im at the end of my tether before I ask for help. Im a single parent of an autistic girl and in 12 yrs Ive asked for help 3 times and refused. What excuses has your local SS given you to deny you support? The best one for me so far is ...

"look, youre feeding your daughter strawberrys, youre coping just fine"

Foot in Mouth WARNING: NEVER FEED YOUR CHILD STRAWBERRIES IF YOU NEED HELP!

Parents

  • There's also the Equalities Act 2010. (formerly Disability Discrimination Act 1995) In the sense that your child / you're being treated unfairly due to your childs Autism. There's something about being able to justify it; but this doesn't seem to apply in your case.

    I did hear of someone whose father was refused an assessment because he didn't need help. He was never assessed before they came to that conclusion.

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  • There's also the Equalities Act 2010. (formerly Disability Discrimination Act 1995) In the sense that your child / you're being treated unfairly due to your childs Autism. There's something about being able to justify it; but this doesn't seem to apply in your case.

    I did hear of someone whose father was refused an assessment because he didn't need help. He was never assessed before they came to that conclusion.

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