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Appeal, or not appeal Learning Disability Assessment?

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Son 35 yrs old, has Autism and Learning Difficulties. I'm training him up to take over the housework job by job, and to work out and stick to budgets so he can live alone one day (and because I get tired).

Would it be easier to secure his future happy lifestyle if I could get social services involved, or would they just get power of attorney sell his house and put him in a hospital?

They've just taken his Freedom Pass off him after 20 yrs of free travel in London, because they only issue it to the Learning Disabled. Mencap no longer want to help, same reason. 

  • in reply to RachelO

    Thanks for your reply. The Learning disability team assessed his eligibility for their services and said he didn't fit the profile of someone with a learning disability, but that he was vulnerable. I have decided to write and say I want an appeal. Combo of autism and learning difficulties makes him disabled and entitled to help from local mencap which also has tight eligibility rules.

  • Your title mentions about a learning disability assessment but your post doesn't and just about learning difficulties which is not a learning disability. If your son has got to 35 and not be diagnosed with a learning disability it may not be very likely that he has one. If you strongly feel he has one and perhaps othesr in his care do then do all you can to get the support you need and appeal if you have gone for an assessment and he has told he does have one. Do what feels right to you.

    Your borough seems tough because I live in London and get a freedom pass and I don't have a learning disability but get PIP and  have high enough needs. I hope you have really looked into this as it seems to most unfair to me.