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How to suggest a diagnosis is needed

NAS90149

Hi,

I'm the older sister of a sibling who, as a family, we suspect has Asperger's. She is now 46 years old but hasn't been diagnosed. Our mother recently passed away and I hadn't realised the amount of support she gave my sister, particularly regards to finance.

My sister has always had trouble with employment. I know her doctor has advised she doesn't work full time as she can't cope with the hours.

Now I am her support I think a diagnosis would help with support in employment (she's currently cleaning), benefits (she doesn't have enough money to live on or mismanaged it), and support meeting others like herself.

I'm worried the suggestion might upset her. She's in quite a delicate position at the moment.

Any advice on talking this through and any advice on getting a diagnosis successfully.

Thank you 

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  • extra benefits for this is actually next to impossible to get without lying on the pip questionnaire but they are testing for that in the future as the next budget outlines putting people to the test so if someone claims they cant get out and about or whatever and cant do things without assistance they will be tested on that. so most people in here who gained pip somehow will all likely be kicked off it in the near future and made to pay it back when they are tested and found that they answered wrong on the questions lol

    a diagnosis will only usually help in that a employer will have to be more careful and not be as persecutory as they can be. theyd have to treat her with a bit more care. and shed have the power to ask for reasonable adjustments of any kind she can think of. so it will still help her immensely in employment relations.

    and yeah, she could take it as a insult. i remember someone suggested i was autistic ages ago and i took it as a insult at first as i didnt really know what it was and to me at that time i only heard terms like that as a insult.

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  • extra benefits for this is actually next to impossible to get without lying on the pip questionnaire but they are testing for that in the future as the next budget outlines putting people to the test so if someone claims they cant get out and about or whatever and cant do things without assistance they will be tested on that. so most people in here who gained pip somehow will all likely be kicked off it in the near future and made to pay it back when they are tested and found that they answered wrong on the questions lol

    a diagnosis will only usually help in that a employer will have to be more careful and not be as persecutory as they can be. theyd have to treat her with a bit more care. and shed have the power to ask for reasonable adjustments of any kind she can think of. so it will still help her immensely in employment relations.

    and yeah, she could take it as a insult. i remember someone suggested i was autistic ages ago and i took it as a insult at first as i didnt really know what it was and to me at that time i only heard terms like that as a insult.

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