Stefan and Gail

Gail: There were lots of hurdles that we came across because obviously, they wouldn’t deal with me because Stefan’s technically an adult and Stefan had to apply. I ended up phoning four times to speak and eventually I got a different advisor on the other side of the phone who never even asked to speak to Stefan. When I explained the situation, she just spoke to me. If you had to go to Jobcentre Plus by yourself, yes, which we’ve talked about, when you got there what sort of person would you like to see?
Stefan: The person I was seeing before.

 
Gail: The person you’ve seen before.

Stefan: Peter Booth.

Gail: What did you say to me today, when I said to you, ‘Could you phone Jobcentre Plus up and speak to the people on the phone?’ What did you say? What was your answer?

Stefan: No.

Gail: Yes and what else did you say?

Stefan: It’s like, I’m not that good if I ring a takeaway, I don’t-,

Gail: Stefan said to me, ‘I can’t even telephone to phone for a takeaway, so I can’t talk to them.’ That’s what you said to me this morning.

Stefan: Yes.

Gail: She’s also been in a scheme for about two years now called the Supported Employment Project which runs down at Meadowhall. That’s for the young people with autistic spectrum disorders where they will do work placements with them and support them in work placements. So, that’s where Stefan’s been doing her work experience, just for a couple of hours a week, hopefully getting her ready for work.