Asperger's a "disease of life"

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An insurance company recently wrote me a letter describing Asperger's Syndrome as a "disease of life." I know there isn't a whole lot of awareness out there, but that is just ridiculous.

Appeal it and file a human rights complaint,They are denying you a service based on disability, which is against the law.Id also see about pressing criminal charges against the bully if I were you, as well as suing them in civil court.

If Workers compensation did that here in Canada, they would be violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and they could be punished for such and/or forced to give you monetary compensation.In Canada, WCB is run by the government, and is thereby bound by the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.


http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/1.html

Stupidity is definitely a disease of life, and with no cure. The sufferer usually denies suffering from it, and that's just because of the disease itself. It's a vicious circle, or a dog eating its tail. On the bright side, it is usually associated with good mood.

Sorry but when I'm at work and I've nothing better to do I can't resist answering these kind of things.

Thanks Tory_Canuck.

I replaced the post with something simpler because I feel ashamed about the whole thing. So much went on that I'm trying hard to forget about. I honestly don't think I'll pursue anything at this point because I feel pretty beat down.

It just makes me feel better to know there are others out there who still know what's right. I can't believe what my coworker was allowed to get away with, but I feel I need to leave it behind me now.

It has probably something to do with liability. By putting part of the cause on your Aspergers' they shift the liability for the incident.

Further advice will be difficult since the judicial and insurance systems in the US and NL differ too much.

OK, to those outside of the USA, if the op were to appeal this decision, they would probably lose. It is legal for a health insurance company in the USA to deny a person coverage for any health reason what so ever and they do deny coverage if you have any ASD. The funniest part is that they also, in their contract, specifically state that they will not cover treatment for ASD.

I ran into this problem when getting coverage after my diagnosis. Many insurance companies simply wouldn't cover me, and the coverage I have is poor, excluding many things based on my AS. I just have to hope that nothing much goes wrong.

I'd like to hear from the person who came up with the phrase "disease of life", and how it got into the U.S. medical insurance system.

What is their definition of "disease of life"? I googled the term and found that apparently it refers to "a non-work-related condition", which would be true.

If you pressed criminal charges and the court declared the person who hit you to be fully at fault, you could bring that judgment to the insurance company and they would have no choice but to cover you since you would have no contributory liability whatsoever, and it would have been proven as such in a court of law.When that person hit you and injured you, they committed a criminal offense and could thereby be criminally charged with assault and battery.

I thought it would be taking it a bit far if I took her to court. I went to the doctor and was prescribed medicine for the pain which is mostly gone now. Because it was such a bad situation (the bullying lasted for a couple of months, every day), I hate to even go through anything more than I have to. I've left that position and am seeking employment elsewhere now.

From a legal standpoint, it wasn't right. I'm a teacher and I saw that school get away with so many illegal things, you wouldn't even believe it. I talked to my union and they did nothing for me. Basically, I've given up on all of that and I'm trying to start anew.

I'm sorry this had to happen to you. Seriously, the way some people treat us Aspies is sickening. I would be most happy to force through legislation preventing that kind of discrimination by insurance companies if I were President or in some other powerful position in the U.S. government. Unfortunately, the only way I could see that happening is with a coup de etat, which given the US Government's current obsession with national security and its shoot-first-interrogate-later policy towards antigovernmentalists, that really isn't an option.


*Sigh* C.C. where are you? I need your help...

PS: Not to break off topic or anything, but your avatar is hilarious. I can name several situations from Alice in Wonderland that are WTF?! worthy.