markkenyon

God ! I thought my life was hard work....! Mark

Really? Can you imagine a scenario where your involved in a work place accident and you have FAILED to disclose your disagnosis? and so your now injured and unable to work but because you did not DISCLOSE it to your employer and their Insurance refuses to pay out? Same if you were attending a college.... Mark

It is against the law not to inform your employer once you have been diagnosed with AS...because technically your classed as someone who is Disabled in the eyes of the law. Should something happen to you at work an Insurance company would REFUSE to pay out regardless of who was in the wrong if you had not declared your Disability.... As for jobs....I wish you the best of luck even those discrimination is ILLEGAL it is quite rife and not many employers want to bother with people with AS.... To be honest it does not seem as though you have been Diagnosed for Dyspraxia either....so if I was you I would go and make an appointment with a GP and his or her refferal will take MONTHS....best of luck in that department....! I had to wait over 18 months!!!! Mark

Thank you to all of you who have welcomed me to the forum, I hope in the future weeks that I can meet some of you possibly to put a face to the names. Many thanks Mark

Hi, well apparantly the support is non exsistant in a professional way sadly due to the unique way that coventry's primay care trust is funded. I am feeling better but it would be nice to speak with others like me.........I did order the book by Tony....surname escapes me at this time....... I'm happy to chat, Mark

Hello all, My name is Mark, and I am 29 years old I have recently been diagnosed in the last fortnight with Asperger's syndrome as well as Dyspraxia...... Although my mum had her thoughts that I did have Asperger's syndrome, the Diagnosis confirmed it and it also made me feel a bit low about myself. I have found this site and I hope that in some way I can contribute to it.... Although living in Coventry would make most folks feel low!!!!! Many thanks Mark