Issues at the interface of Mavis, community-based psychiatric services and the mentally normal

[Mitchy1nge]

I think that covers us all?

think I actually said 'am mentally normal please stop these payments'

I was medium care, lower mobility and dropped to lower care, lower mobility. Also indefinite, both before and after change. Lower rate care is a big income drop.

I've also been moved into the support group for ESA. I was initially assessed into the work-related activity group from my long-term rate IB with incapacity age addition, so after a year I had no money coming in at all until I was reassessed, as ESA is only for a year if you're work-related. I had to rely on my DLA and DP's income.

Perhaps a cool flannel on your face would help, Infinity?

No money coming in except DLA, I mean - I tend not to count that, since HMRC don't, and I'm only meant to have it due to the extra expenses my being a worthless fuckwit incurs.

ah I get contributions based ESA which means can do some work, was only assessed once I think?

although as I rarely do anything to secure payment for my efforts it's sort of moot as to whether I do too much or whatever

but don't get free prescriptions or any other means tested help

but is ok cos never prescribed anything interesting anyway

Yes mine is contributions based, technically, though I've never contributed - it was something about the Incapacity in Youth rules allowing me to claim without having contributed at age 16, and have been treated as having contributed ever since.

I'm basically a leech. I'm the drain on society people talk about when they talk about benefit claimants.

Have just got letter from ASD service saying they can't offer me an appointment because they have so many people waiting, but that they can write again when they can offer me one, or I can go on the cancellations list if I call them. I don't know if I should be wasting their time like this.

Parasites together! Scroungers forever! we need some colourful Lycra suits

Oh dear. The Power Rangers have affected your brain.

I'm afraid the prognosis is poor. Today, Power Rangers. Tomorrow, Transformers. Then it's all Digimon and Beyblades from there.

Argh. Rang them. Engaged. Rang again, spoke to person on phone, was put on hold, then she asked for number to ring me back on. Stupidly scared of answering phone. Argh. I'm a fuckwit.

my most fervent hope is to remain forever 'huh?' at those references

I get the transformers and ASD references

Is requesting an ASD assessment going to look bad on my record? Like another symptom of my defective character?

Like I'm denying my diagnosis and seeking an excuse?

is that what you think of people with autism, that they are defective? didn't have that impression of you

they're not diagnoses of exclusion though are they

can have both

child #3 has autistic disorder and other things too - lucky her

No I fear that I may be using the possibility that I have an autistic spectrum disorder as a way of explaining problems I have that are actually down to me being defective. Autistic people are not defective.

Or people with autism. I don't know which you prefer. Some people with autism I've met prefer person with autism, and others I've met prefer autistic person. I'm sorry if I used the wrong one.

I'm really sorry what I said was upsetting. I didn't mean to imply at all that ASD = defective. It's only me that's defective. I'm sorry.

God knows! No idea. We just call it her 'autistic phase' nobody have ever once considered it until she came into contact with CAMHS at about 14yo and when they suggested it we were all eye rolly and 'yeah whatevs, new craze' but looks like they had a point

poor baby of a v troubled family! Overlooked

I know I'm not normal. Normal people don't think in text tickers and have to translate to/from spoken language.

I'm a youngest too; I sympathise

do you ever do the 'talk to yourself like it was someone else' thing?

I find it hard but also amusing to imagine my tirade of verbal self abuse aimed at some poor soul somewhere

we can be so awful to ourselves sometimes

No, I'm not familiar with that. I would never tell someone else they were a worthless defective fuckwit though.