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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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  • Thank you all for taking the time to reply.

    stranger - I supplied lots of reports from pead and salt, and a letter that stated he was to be reffered to EP and OT. I have sent those reports at appeal stage.

    mumof3 - I did a lot of comparison to his twin which she is typically developing so thought was fair to do so. I also compared him to other children at playschool eg he is taken to playschool on a wrist strap and none of the other children are.

    intenseworld - He was only at Nursery for 3 hours a day so they have discounted all my evidence stating that he is on a wrist strap because he runs off and doesnt hear you call him. You need to get and keep his attention before you can even think about getting him dressed and washed. He has sensory difficulties and falls all the time because he is skating on tiptoes, out and about he has to close gates, follow the lines of the letters on road signs, step on particular drain covers etc. He has refusal to walk episodes regularly, his behaviour is scary and unpredictable, he beats his sister and parents when in meltdown. and he needs constant encouragement to not high pitch scream and meow like a cat to ''use his words''. amoungst many other things.

    I do have evidence from nursery now i have his end of year folder that actually counteracts what has actually been written on DLA nursery report.

    I just didnt know if this week i need to focus on counteracting their reasons for decision or just explain what day to day life is like for my son. Was not sure on what appeal means, if i need to appeal their reasons or explain why he is entitled, sorry thats as clear as mud i cant explain what i mean Embarassed

     

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  • Thank you all for taking the time to reply.

    stranger - I supplied lots of reports from pead and salt, and a letter that stated he was to be reffered to EP and OT. I have sent those reports at appeal stage.

    mumof3 - I did a lot of comparison to his twin which she is typically developing so thought was fair to do so. I also compared him to other children at playschool eg he is taken to playschool on a wrist strap and none of the other children are.

    intenseworld - He was only at Nursery for 3 hours a day so they have discounted all my evidence stating that he is on a wrist strap because he runs off and doesnt hear you call him. You need to get and keep his attention before you can even think about getting him dressed and washed. He has sensory difficulties and falls all the time because he is skating on tiptoes, out and about he has to close gates, follow the lines of the letters on road signs, step on particular drain covers etc. He has refusal to walk episodes regularly, his behaviour is scary and unpredictable, he beats his sister and parents when in meltdown. and he needs constant encouragement to not high pitch scream and meow like a cat to ''use his words''. amoungst many other things.

    I do have evidence from nursery now i have his end of year folder that actually counteracts what has actually been written on DLA nursery report.

    I just didnt know if this week i need to focus on counteracting their reasons for decision or just explain what day to day life is like for my son. Was not sure on what appeal means, if i need to appeal their reasons or explain why he is entitled, sorry thats as clear as mud i cant explain what i mean Embarassed

     

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