Scorpius14 wrote:
OP seems to be frustrated because he wasn't awarded the points for his esa or pip assessments because either he thinks he's wholly entitled to them or the government has less of an agenda to help those with aspergers or on the high end of the spectrum.
Further to this, my experience is there are so little places that receive funding to allocate people with psychotherapists or councillors, this crackdown on services is what results in less people on the spectrum receiving the support that they need including myself. So in a way it's also my interest but also I have to deal with the DWP (social security for non-UK members), but no more since i've been hit with so many sanctions it's hard to keep track; the result being refused state benefits because I cannot meet all requirements and I am too high functioning to receive disability benefits.
Pathological demand avoidance he stated he has. Strange thing I find.. is that there is simply less supply and a growing demand to give something, or not at all of yourself in job focused assessments or otherwise.
Physically, he doesn't appear to give out any problems on this scale, and I have to say that other assessments can be very hard to understand.. most people do the PIPS just so that a friend can pretend they are their carer and, so they don't have to attend any regular interviews with the 'advisors'.
I don't believe that people should go at all without regular intervention from the state, just because they are physically disabled as well as autistic or other. The army doesn't give up on its veterans just because they're old and retired or the opposite.
What I find is that the more active you are, the longer you can continue to work, but in a mentally confusing world, nobody feels reassured around anyone, offers no credentials, not around technology or anyone of medium value.
However small, input should always retain some value, when given out correctly and supported within the mainframe of care reasonable resolve.