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Disability Living Allowance

dan-mans-mum

i was told when my son was diagnosed with Autism to apply for D.L.A i did this and have been refused. C.A.M.H.S have writen a letter to them to outline Dans disability and i would like to know if anyone actually does recieve this and at what level.

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  • Hi,

    My son is has a dx of dyspraxia, hypotonia and AS however the AS is a recent diagnosis. He had dla from around age 4 as his hypotonia and dyspraxia is quite bad. We used to not have any problems getting Dla untill he turned 16 and had to go on to adult DLA it was then refused out right then all the apeals started eventualy we went to tribunal and thankfully won some of it back.

     

    I just wanted to warn people who may be coming up to this difficult age within the DLA process. I had always handled the paperwork myself but I cant recomened enough the need to get professionals to do this for you. I used the citizens advice bureau in the end and they were fantastic, Wish I had gone to them in the begining they would of completed the whole form for me. I will never attempt renewals on my own again.

     

    Another point to make if your child is getting to this age, you need to get an appointment to act document from the department of work and pensions, this alows you to manage your childs benifits and other finances. This was actualy fairly easy to get in my case. A lovely lady came to the house and had a quick chat about Michael and filled the form out there and then.

     

    Dont know if this will be any help to anyone or if this is even the right place to post this. Good luck to anyone attempting to resolve DLA issues.

     

    Sam

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  • Hi,

    My son is has a dx of dyspraxia, hypotonia and AS however the AS is a recent diagnosis. He had dla from around age 4 as his hypotonia and dyspraxia is quite bad. We used to not have any problems getting Dla untill he turned 16 and had to go on to adult DLA it was then refused out right then all the apeals started eventualy we went to tribunal and thankfully won some of it back.

     

    I just wanted to warn people who may be coming up to this difficult age within the DLA process. I had always handled the paperwork myself but I cant recomened enough the need to get professionals to do this for you. I used the citizens advice bureau in the end and they were fantastic, Wish I had gone to them in the begining they would of completed the whole form for me. I will never attempt renewals on my own again.

     

    Another point to make if your child is getting to this age, you need to get an appointment to act document from the department of work and pensions, this alows you to manage your childs benifits and other finances. This was actualy fairly easy to get in my case. A lovely lady came to the house and had a quick chat about Michael and filled the form out there and then.

     

    Dont know if this will be any help to anyone or if this is even the right place to post this. Good luck to anyone attempting to resolve DLA issues.

     

    Sam

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