tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post3313529895864153203..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: Guardian article and VoxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-73621258711799268972011-01-31T03:57:19.355-08:002011-01-31T03:57:19.355-08:00I take your point. I'm no expert (as you clea...I take your point. I'm no expert (as you clearly are) but I've known a couple of adults "with an ASD" and they have the difficulties you describe.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-65915361735583133522011-01-31T02:30:35.525-08:002011-01-31T02:30:35.525-08:00Historian, can I point out that Arec Balrin states...Historian, can I point out that Arec Balrin states he is "diagnosed on the autistic spectrum" not "a sufferer from autism". Two issues with this, he does not says he's suffering, so we should not assume it. More importantly, being on the Autistic Spectrum of disorders, which includes syndromes in which the core difficulties manifest themselves in varying degrees of severity, language and intellectual abilities, is not the same as being diagnosed with Autism. It is unlikely that an individual with full classic Autism would be seen by a provider on FnD and if they were, I would question the fairness of expecting a welfare to work provider to be able to deliver complex behavioural interventions which require years of experience and training in the management of these disorders. We should also bear in mind that a person with an ASD is likely to have great difficulty in empathising, seeing or accepting another person’s point of view, due to the deficit in social interaction and imaginative thought. In my experience (and I have lots in this area) this, and the person with an ASD’s predisposition to take things very literally, makes the concept of ‘help’ and ‘advice’ open to immediate criticism, if it doesn’t fit with the person’s expectations, which are often unrealistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-40235809132325059702011-01-28T22:41:52.933-08:002011-01-28T22:41:52.933-08:00I'm looking forward to some of the new Work Pr...I'm looking forward to some of the new Work Programme contract clauses - Complaints can be referred to the Independent Complaints Examiner, and if the ruling goes against a provider, a fine is imposed. If this clause makes it in to the final contract, it might encourage the likes of A4e to improve.<br /><br />On the downside, the unemployed get seconded for two years and have one of three means of escape. 1) Secure long term employment. 2) Removed under instruction by DWP. 3) Die.<br /><br />Getting independent advice is going to be tough with A4e taking over CAB roles as well as running the WP - Conflict of interests perhaps ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-35718488319756373932011-01-28T14:04:46.799-08:002011-01-28T14:04:46.799-08:00A4e are not a public company, they don't have ...A4e are not a public company, they don't have shareholders. We don't have any evidence of their tax situation.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-12764167082443749382011-01-28T14:02:09.995-08:002011-01-28T14:02:09.995-08:00Just that it wouldn't surprise me if similarly...Just that it wouldn't surprise me if similarly A4E were the same .....Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-91605573770797423052011-01-28T13:39:19.438-08:002011-01-28T13:39:19.438-08:00Not sure, Simone, of the relevance of this to A4e....Not sure, Simone, of the relevance of this to A4e.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-35843961341899287142011-01-28T11:25:06.493-08:002011-01-28T11:25:06.493-08:00Last week on You And Yours, Radio 4 there were loo...Last week on You And Yours, Radio 4 there were looking at the many large UK businesses like Vodafone who avoid paying taxes by having offshore bank accounts .....Simonenoreply@blogger.com