Greetings and Question(s)

Greetings to you all. I am a recent subscriber as I have just received notice that I am to be transferred from IB to ESA.

I am worried about this as I am probably have one of the older IB claims out there.

I have several questions, which I will split by thread to allow more easy answering and discussion.

I have Asperger's Syndrome (AS). This can make it hard to understand others, or indeed make oneself understood. I was wondering, as AS is probably a defect of the brain, should I list my problems here under the problems with understanding or later under more social issues?

Thanks!

Vorondil wrote:

Greetings to you all. I am a recent subscriber as I have just received notice that I am to be transferred from IB to ESA.

I am worried about this as I am probably have one of the older IB claims out there.

I have several questions, which I will split by thread to allow more easy answering and discussion.

I have Asperger's Syndrome (AS). This can make it hard to understand others, or indeed make oneself understood. I was wondering, as AS is probably a defect of the brain, should I list my problems here under the problems with understanding or later under more social issues?

Thanks!

See my comments on your other thread, here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=83455#83455

We usually have the facility to merge threads, however this is inoperative at present.

bro58

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Vorondil wrote:

Greetings to you all. I am a recent subscriber as I have just received notice that I am to be transferred from IB to ESA.

I am worried about this as I am probably have one of the older IB claims out there.

I have several questions, which I will split by thread to allow more easy answering and discussion.

I have Asperger's Syndrome (AS). This can make it hard to understand others, or indeed make oneself understood. I was wondering, as AS is probably a defect of the brain, should I list my problems here under the problems with understanding or later under more social issues?

Thanks!

Hi V,

As AS is a mental health issue, you should list any of your resulting limitations that are applicable to the relevant questions in the mental health section of the ESA50, see :

Employment and Support Allowance claims for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties: a guide to the limited capability for work assessment.
Updated Feb 2012

Accessible from this link :

ESA Guides

You may also wish to review :

IB, IS, SDA, Migration to ESA FAQ’s

&

ESA FAQ’s

bro58