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DLA Tribunal next week, I am somewhat terrified

proud twin mummy

Back in January I made a claim for DLA for my son and was outright refused, on reconsideration again refused and we now have the tribunal appeal hearing next week.

I am so worried about it although i have nothing to lose as the claim was outright refused but being face to face with 3/4 people discussing my sons complex needs really does seem daunting.

Is it common to be refused outright on your first ever claim?

Reasons for decision were:

Refusal to walk is a conscious choice & and nursery indicate thats support is required sometimes but nothing that would amount to more then an hour a day.

Do I have to go in that room and just argue against these issues or just say what day to day is like? Refusal to walk is mobility which was not expecting anyway so it seems he was refused based an a playschool report alone as the only evidence.

Any advice welcome, thank you xx

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  • Mobility isn't the only aspect of a claim though.  What about self-care, low danger awareness, impulsive (therefore potentially dangerous) behaviour as a result of meltdowns, social naivety making him more vulnerable than the average child, high need for guidance, sleep problems...I could go on.

    Why are they focusing on one nursery report?  I think it's a lot harder at your child's age because the whole thing is differentiating his needs from another child his age.  They need to be significantly different and at that age all toddlers run off, need an adult washing them and cleaning up after them and don't know what's dangerous.

    Best of luck.

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  • Mobility isn't the only aspect of a claim though.  What about self-care, low danger awareness, impulsive (therefore potentially dangerous) behaviour as a result of meltdowns, social naivety making him more vulnerable than the average child, high need for guidance, sleep problems...I could go on.

    Why are they focusing on one nursery report?  I think it's a lot harder at your child's age because the whole thing is differentiating his needs from another child his age.  They need to be significantly different and at that age all toddlers run off, need an adult washing them and cleaning up after them and don't know what's dangerous.

    Best of luck.

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