Jump to content
Aviemorticia

Coping strategies guides

Recommended Posts

https://plus.google.com/b/103773036814582919078/103773036814582919078/posts

 

This is a link to the publicly viewable Google page with coping strategies guides I have written on the subject of disciplinary action at work, redundancy, claiming disability benefits, moving house and coping with large scale crowded events, specifically the Edinburgh Festival from when I lived there but the principles can apply to other events.

 

I hope they can help others who are going through similar situations :) x

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi, I was particularly interested in the redundancy guide but easier said than done. Although you make some good points, many will not work for me.

 

1. Redundancy means I can't pay the mortgage or afford to run my car. (have you seen the cost of public transport in London lately?)

 

2. I am too old to be employed elsewhere (given the current climate) and nobody else would touch me with a barge pole

 

3. I am skilled in a particular professional field

 

4. Redundancies are already happening in my field so finding another job elsewhere in this field is totally out of the question

 

5. I am terrified and resistant to change

 

6. Redundancy would put me into a spiral of depression as I won't know what to do (I have been there before and I could not cope)

 

7. Redundancy would eliminate all that I have worked for

 

This list is far from exhaustive

 

I know I need to prepare myself so any help would be useful

 

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Dear Robert,

 

I am very sorry to hear of your dilemma and that I have unfairly raised your hopes by posting a guide which has not been as helpful as you anticipated.

 

It is difficult to give more personalised suggestions without knowing your circumstances in detail and I appreciate that you may not want to give any more details away to a stranger especially on a thread viewable by others but I have spent time today doing some research and putting together a few more general pointers.

 

It really is important that you get support and financial advice in place as soon as possible; I would recommend that you contact autism specific services in your area who may be able to suggest contacts with a proven track record in giving informed, autism friendly and aware assistance.

 

The National Autistic Society:

 

http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/employment/looking-for-work.aspx

 

You may also be interested in the work of Sarah Hendrickx who has written several books on autism and life situations including employment related matters; she is also involved with training and support services and is UK based so the law related information in her works is appropriate to your area.

 

http://www.asperger-training.com/sarah-hendrickx/

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asperger-Syndrome-Employment-People-ebook/dp/B0041OTALG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1375962807&sr=8-6&keywords=Sarah+Hendrickx

 

I appreciate that my own personal experience from which the guides were written is different in many ways from yours and I hope that others with more in common will see this thread and be able to add their own input. I wish you all the very best,

 

Aviemorticia

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Dear Aviemorticia

 

I'm sorry if I sounded a bit negative but I can't see an easy way out of my situation. Also I can't go into too much detail here, not because of strangers, but because I think somebody at work knows I am on this forum (and therefore knows my position). Without giving too much away, the biggest problem (for me) is that I have 3 children to support, have been in the same routine for 4-5 years and the last change of job (and relocation) was a huge upheaval and so stressful that I hoped I would never have to go through it again.

 

I have noted your links and will take a look

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...

×
×
  • Create New...