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Finding work
Good afternoon everyone.
I am getting involved with Scope as I am looking everywhere I can think of to get me help in looking for work and getting work. I was recently diagnosed with Aspergers, it took nearly 40 years to get there! I really want to work, but with the Aspergers, and a confirmation of Dyspraxia, and with very little experience in anything but human health care, (not particularly appropriate with my traits!) My job coach seems to think that despite the fact that I have provided a medical note to say that I am not fit for work, yesterday he said I should look for work. It is a regular occurrence and it makes me dread going to the job centre. He can't see that any job worth taking requires relevant qualifications, experience or both, but he is pushing me towards jobs that require neither. Am I the only person who is dealing with this sort of treatment from a job coach or is there anyone else dealing with this? Surely this is Disability Discrimination?
Thanks in advance
I am getting involved with Scope as I am looking everywhere I can think of to get me help in looking for work and getting work. I was recently diagnosed with Aspergers, it took nearly 40 years to get there! I really want to work, but with the Aspergers, and a confirmation of Dyspraxia, and with very little experience in anything but human health care, (not particularly appropriate with my traits!) My job coach seems to think that despite the fact that I have provided a medical note to say that I am not fit for work, yesterday he said I should look for work. It is a regular occurrence and it makes me dread going to the job centre. He can't see that any job worth taking requires relevant qualifications, experience or both, but he is pushing me towards jobs that require neither. Am I the only person who is dealing with this sort of treatment from a job coach or is there anyone else dealing with this? Surely this is Disability Discrimination?
Thanks in advance
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Welcome it’s great to meet you today!!!!!!!
I am one off the “Community Champion’s”
We are here for help & advice & support you!!
We have got some good info/advice below for you:
https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fservices%2Femployment&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fservices%2Femployment&auth=vobxxpf7OqCYRa3fZ3%2Fpgg&profile=_default&rank=6&query=Looking+for+Work
Please let me know if you need anything else????
Sorry to hear this, its awful! @steve51 has gave a great link to check out, let us know if you need any further help
Disability Gamechanger - 2019
Thanks for sharing this with us, and I'm sorry to hear of your difficulties finding work. It wouldn't be appropriate to share your CV here on the community, however you may be interested in Scope's Support to Work programme. Do have a look, and let us know if we can be of any further assistance. Wishing you all the best!
Thanks for getting back to me. that was the link I was hoping for so thanks for that. I managed to get and speak to someone from my local MP's office today, he didn't seem impressed with what my so called job coach had done to me on Friday. surely if you have a medical note that states that you are not fit to work, the job coach shouldn't be making you look for work. Right?!
I will have a look at that link and see what I can find on it.
Thanks again
Hayley
Have a great christmas everyone
Another issue I have, my short term memory seems to be abysmal. I thought I had lost my flat key before Christmas, couldn't for the life of me remember where I had put it. I thought I had remembered but it wasn't where i thought it was. It was my mum that found it, it had fallen out of my trackie bottoms pocket, safe to say she gave me a really stern rollicking, and i feel it was more than fair.
Is short term memory a common trait in Dyspraxia, Aspergers or both?
Hope someone can help me on this one
Kind regards