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  1. Yes it does sound contradictory to someone who has zero understanding of ASD and the unpredictability of the disorder but it’s factual, depending on the sensory assault or the surroundings they find themselves in at any given moment. I am passionate about getting what is right for people with autism and more help with mobility is paramount. I would advise that you appeal mentioning the featuring sensory assault that a sufferer has to endure on a daily basis which leads to very unpredictable behaviour/actions and give the reasons why mobility is important. Here is part of a short article I wrote some time ago, hopefully you’ll be able to put your own connotations on some of it that is relevant to you. Autism ~ the misery of sensory assault. Our senses play an important role in our day to day lives sights, smells, touch and sounds can evoke pleasurable memories. Of course we take our senses for granted, they are just there, a part of us and we seldom think of them. The sound of a lawn mower and the smell of freshly cut grass possibly evokes last years memories of Spring, you feel a tingle of excitement that Summer isn’t too far away. Imagine if you can, you were unable to correctly process the information brought in by your senses? You’re Autistic and your thoughts couldn’t be further away from warm sunny days and you are in no means excited about anything, you are feeling physical pain because your senses failed you. All because you are unable to filter out the sound and you just want to run away from it but you can’t. That is just one example of something that makes a noise, put everything together, stereo’s, hedge trimmers, cars, horns, barking dogs, lots of children, exhausts, clapping, screaming, supermarket announcements, crowds mechanical/interactive toys and all the sounds in our daily lives that we find perfectly acceptable is a war zone for people with autism who are often hyper sensitive. Sadly there is no asylum and with very little awareness of this condition the misery is intense and extremely painful.
  2. For the journey and don’t they take you for a ride? Hello all, I purchased a caravan and made a large ‘part payment’ on my platinum card, which was over 2k. There were some defects and the company said they wouldn’t buy back because it was out of warranty but would sell on my behalf. It seemed the most logical thing to do at the time because we had wanted upgrade in the following season. It did sell but the company didn’t pay me, shortly afterwards the company removed their remaining stock and other peoples vans, shut up shop and scarpered, like many others affected we have been basically left with noting apart from a lot of debt and it’s a long road ahead. I was no longer insured for the van because I wasn’t allowed to be because it was going back to ‘business premises’ and they were covered. Whilst I was speaking to consumer direct they asked how I’d paid and advised me to make a claim on my platinum card for the money the company had taken off it. I did and despite the police and trading standards being involved, they have referred me back to the company that are no longer there. But…. In the meantime, I had called them to ask for an update and I was told it was “sorted out and a declaration form was on it’s way and I would get a full refund!” We of course were delighted, two days later and we didn’t get the alleged declaration to sign it was the letter referring us back to the company. I called to ask why I had been misled so cruelly and whilst they had a trace of my call that day, they couldn’t track it down or who had said it (so much for recorded calls) but it had been false information. I know there is nothing I can do about this, I just felt the need to share it. Thanks for listening.
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