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spudly

Hey all - I'm a newbie here so i hope this is in the correct area.

I have a 3year old son (nearly 4) who has recently been diagnosed as being on the Autism spectrum.

I was wondering whether this might entitle us to any benefits (DLA, Carers etc..). I've been looking around on the site but i must confess to finding it quite confusing and wondered if there was anyone on here that might be able to help??

Regards,
Stuart

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  • Hi - yes you can apply for both.  I'd check things out with CAB or your council's welfare rights dept.  The DWP dla form isn't particularly suited to autism so "experts" can be helpful in aiding you in completing it.  In my area a charity has a contract to do the carer's assessments, altho I don't know if that applies country-wide.  Also the benefits sytem is changing + I'm not sure how that affects children with regard to dla.  Others will be along to reply soon.

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  • Hi - yes you can apply for both.  I'd check things out with CAB or your council's welfare rights dept.  The DWP dla form isn't particularly suited to autism so "experts" can be helpful in aiding you in completing it.  In my area a charity has a contract to do the carer's assessments, altho I don't know if that applies country-wide.  Also the benefits sytem is changing + I'm not sure how that affects children with regard to dla.  Others will be along to reply soon.

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