Hello!
I'm new here, so please go easy on me.
In June last year I finally received my Autism diagnosis. It was a huge relief as it explained what I liked to call my quirks. I've always felt different to others and to finally understand why was such a weight off my shoulders.
Whilst looking into my entitlement to PIP, I was advised by my local council that because of my condition, and the way in which it effects my daily life, that I may be entitled to the SMI discount for council tax.
I did a little bit of digging around on the net about this, and found a wonderful site that went into great depth on the matter and discovered that a lot of people had successfully applied for the SMI discount because of their autism.
The problem I'm now experiencing is my GP will not sign the councils paperwork, as apparently they do not deem me to be "Autistic Enough" and its only for severely mentally impaired people. I'm slightly confused about this, as when you look into the councils definition of the discount, Autism meets the criteria. I Struggle socially and with my inteligence (applying knowledge to every day living) I require support in managing money, shopping, concentrating, remembering to eat, cooking, washing etc all because of my Autism.
Has anybody had any success in applying for this?
