Hi. A girl I worked with found out that I received DLA for my DS. He has ASD, ADHD and epilepsy, but if you met him you probably wouldn't know it, unless you had a chat with him. We face all kinds of difficulties in life, but we pretty much do OK.
Anyway, she said that I shouldn't claim it as I don't need it, and there's no reason he needs any more money to live than a child who doesn't have special needs. I told her I was obviously entitled to it as my claim was successful, but she gave the opinion that I should opt not to have it and that I was basically a drain on tax payers.
I sincerely hope she never has a child with special needs, but what she said did get to me, and made me feel bad. Has anyone else encountered this attitude?
Sami x
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sami1985 · 09/03/2014 21:11
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