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What are the criteria with AS to get DLA?

IntenseWorld

Has anybody with ASD (adult) got DLA and what rate is normally awarded for AS?  I haven't had a reply yet but my eldest's DLA was refused so now I don't hold much hope that they will grant mine.

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  • I sent my claim (pack was requested on 23rd May) to them on 28th June so if I appeal it would still be DLA, w.e.f. 10th June all new claims have to be PIP.  If I appeal and they still refuse it I guess then I'd have to wait the 6 months and apply for PIP.

    I will look on this website to see if there is any more information that can help, I think I did look at it before I applied but I don't recall there being any huge detail on it, and as I tend to reply to exactly what's asked I expect I didn't include information that might have helped.

    I do think they have a policy of refusing all but the most severe of cases of disability first time round.  They probably work on a percentage will appeal will still be less than the original amount of applicants so they save money that way.  I would have thought it's short-sighted though because the cost of appeals is massive.

    It doesn't help that I have alexithymia either, as I have only recently started to identify my struggles due to realising they are AS traits from reading other peoples' AS experiences, which is an ongoing revelation.  I thought what I go through was normal for everyone (and wondered why life was so very hard and difficult), so if you struggle to identify your emotions and experiences how can you easily report them on a form?

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  • I sent my claim (pack was requested on 23rd May) to them on 28th June so if I appeal it would still be DLA, w.e.f. 10th June all new claims have to be PIP.  If I appeal and they still refuse it I guess then I'd have to wait the 6 months and apply for PIP.

    I will look on this website to see if there is any more information that can help, I think I did look at it before I applied but I don't recall there being any huge detail on it, and as I tend to reply to exactly what's asked I expect I didn't include information that might have helped.

    I do think they have a policy of refusing all but the most severe of cases of disability first time round.  They probably work on a percentage will appeal will still be less than the original amount of applicants so they save money that way.  I would have thought it's short-sighted though because the cost of appeals is massive.

    It doesn't help that I have alexithymia either, as I have only recently started to identify my struggles due to realising they are AS traits from reading other peoples' AS experiences, which is an ongoing revelation.  I thought what I go through was normal for everyone (and wondered why life was so very hard and difficult), so if you struggle to identify your emotions and experiences how can you easily report them on a form?

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