By the bye I never find anything about dyspraxia in leadership. By fluke and perseverance I have found myself in a pretty responsible role which is developing into pure leadership and is no longer student-facing, and I've had to fight and fight since over a year ago to get some support via an OH as my strategies to cope have been outpaced by the demands of my role. I've finally got some workplace coaching via our OH partner, and so far it's mostly watching youtube videos and telling me strategies I could try, which I can find on any old intense google session. I think I'm going to ask her to pre-send me the PPTs and videos to watch/read in advance as I'd rather spend the time actually being coached and not having things read to me.
Frustrating, damaging my self-esteem and mental health, had to really advocate for myself and even bring up speaking to my union before anything <i>actually</i> materialised SO the point is:
- Ask HR early when you're struggling
- Follow up when you remember
- Join a union
- Use them as a threat if your employer aren't meeting their legal requirements to support
- If they DARE tell you you should be grateful for what you're getting because it's really expensive remind them about the Access to Work scheme and tell them it's their own stupid faults for not applying through the scheme like you told them over a year ago
They might counter that only you as the individual apply to Access To Work, though I would argue the employer needs to be on-side and give you confidence in that.
It's in their interests if you apply early as ATW can pick up more of the cost if adjustments required are costly.
DF announced cessation of operations on 20th Apr. They'd become insolvent. A number of ex-DF folk have formed the Dyspraxia Collective.
Tom
Moderator/Administrator
With a foot full of bullets I tried to run faster but I just hobbled on to the next disaster.
(from Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Foot Full of Bullets)
