Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with ASC as I have struggled for as long as I can remember with just being me. I don’t know what I’m doing to be honest, I just thought joining might help me in some way, I have been told several times to apply for pip, and finally got the outcome back this week, zero points, has anyone any advice please? Or even just to say what I have said here is ok? Thank you
It's true that you may have to appeal to get a good result with PIP. Could your support worker help with the application? I know that is a service that social services and CMHT should provide.
Hi, my support worked filled the pip form in, if I’m honest, she doesn’t know me yet, and in my opinion she didn’t explain my troubles in detail on paper
That sounds very frustrating. If you believe this is a benefit you need then you likely need it, appealing will be the way forward but you'll obviously need to change your application too.
Edit: hopefully what she did explain will be enough.
From the referral to the diagnosis only took 8 weeks total, so I am still in shock really, but it also made a lot of sense too, like the last piece of a jigsaw