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Benefits for Newly Diagnosed Aspergers?

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  • aspencer6
    aspencer6 Posts: 19 Forumite
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    Then again, they may (like my OH) have gifted skills that make them exceptional in certain fields. His genius is in IT and art. I thought the "disability" benefits (PIP?) now focused on what people CAN do, not what they can't. I also am offended by the inference that people with autism or aspergers are like The Rain Man!
    It is wonderful that your OH is a genius in IT and art but the OP is struggling and needs support. Just because you are married/in a relationship with someone with aspergers and they are able to function at a level which enables them to do that doesn't mean every other person with aspergers can.
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