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Jamesy
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19 Mar 2014, 12:06 pm

I am struggling to gain employment cause of my aspergers.

Apparently according to my job coach and the people at the job centre I fall under the "people with long term health conditions list"

I am very healthy 'physica.ly'...... So why are people saying I have a health condition? Do I look unwell to them or something?



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19 Mar 2014, 12:17 pm

Jamesy wrote:
I am struggling to gain employment cause of my aspergers.

Apparently according to my job coach and the people at the job centre I fall under the "people with long term health conditions list"

I am very healthy 'physica.ly'...... So why are people saying I have a health condition? Do I look unwell to them or something?


I think they are talking about your mental health condition.



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19 Mar 2014, 12:24 pm

Max000 wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
I am struggling to gain employment cause of my aspergers.

Apparently according to my job coach and the people at the job centre I fall under the "people with long term health conditions list"

I am very healthy 'physica.ly'...... So why are people saying I have a health condition? Do I look unwell to them or something?


I think they are talking about your mental health condition.



I am 5'7 and weigh 140 pounds. Is that why people think I have a health problem?



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19 Mar 2014, 1:40 pm

Jamesy wrote:
Max000 wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
I am struggling to gain employment cause of my aspergers.

Apparently according to my job coach and the people at the job centre I fall under the "people with long term health conditions list"

I am very healthy 'physica.ly'...... So why are people saying I have a health condition? Do I look unwell to them or something?


I think they are talking about your mental health condition.



I am 5'7 and weigh 140 pounds. Is that why people think I have a health problem?


Can't speak for anyone else, and haven't met you, but I don't see why that height and weight should necessarily make anyone looking at you assume you have a health problem. What kinds of health problem do you think they might be imagining?


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19 Mar 2014, 2:23 pm

When I was 15, my school put me down as "Health Impaired," likely in reference to my Asperger's, as they did not name any other condition.


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