I can make you very shocked when I tell you..and this  is true btw...my neighbours friend who has no  legs was told he wouldn't get dla because he was more than capable of dragging himself from one room to another..also on a recent documentary a woman with no arms or legs was told by one of those atos assesors that she would need the lady with no limbs to explain to her why she needed dla payments ..I mean what could possibly be the problem....don't get me started.

Yeah sadly there's dishonest people out there and it f@#£s it up fir those that are genuine..nah you didn't ramble.

it was like that under labour... as i previously mentioned my grandad couldnt even get allowed a disability parking badge because by being able to move from his lounge to his bedroom that was enough mobility to disqualify him from any aid at all, and all he wanted was a blue badge as he couldnt walk down tesco carpark from the end.

this was always the rules.... this was way back when labour was in power, the rules have never changed, these are old rules on mobility.... the issue is people dont change them because if you change any disability rule people get concerned... and say this thing where they think they are going to stop it.. which then looks bad for their votes... so the system never changes due to this, and your movement requirements will forever remain the same, if you can walk from livingroom to bedroom you are mobile enough apparently to not need any help on pip.... thats how the rules always was.... my grandad died in the 90s to give you a example that these are not just some new rules...

I applied for PIP 2 years ago while at the worst of my burnout and almost unable to leave the house. Because I told them I was able to leave the house a few days a week just to feed the ducks down the road at the river they said that proved I was fit to go to work. 
The government wants to win the election by turning people against the most vulnerable in society  and making idiots vote for them based on that. PIP is a lifesaver as are fit notes from the doctor. The rich Torys in the government dont care about autistic people at all

Having said all that, I know NT people who are playing the system. I even knew someone who managed to get PIP by claiming she couldnt leave the house due to her legs not working despite living a full life of parties, pub dinners and socialising on the taxpayers dollar. it made me very angry because I thought of all the people like me and others on here who were denied PIP just for the crime of being honest about our condition. Sadly, decent people get screwed over by the system while dishonest people make a profit out of it. We are too honest for our own good but I wouldnt want to be anything else

Sorry I think I rambled there

Thank you for all your replies. My son has autism was diagnosed at 18 he is basically house bound and is very vulnerable which is difficult as he is now a grown man so it has been very upsetting for him as he see on Internet people his own age doing all these different things that he just can't do..he receives pip which has helped give much stability to his life and with help from me.his mum I've got us through some tough times.es he was suicidal and alcohol fueled but I got him through that but now am so worried they will take his pip and my carers away as its the one thing that enables us and him to slowly build his confidence in having any kind  of a life...etc and myself am waiting on results to see if I have cancer..there is only so far you can push people I'm not freaking wonder woman...I think I will loose the plot...and I don't want to do that as I have to be strong for my son plus an an orphan have no family we are very vulnerable people  and need this support.

Thank you for your reply

but yet people with autism cannot crowd fund very well.

it requires super sociability and connections to crowd fund... so crowd funding kinda isnt a autistic capable thing.

i tried to join white collar charity boxing once... all i had to do was sell £50 worth of tickets for it to be eligable... couldnt do it, i had no friends to sell to lol

from what im aware of the pip questions exclude autism anyway.
you only get it if you lie and say you need someone to help you on the toilet or someone to help you cross the road and so on and cant do anything yourself... autism isnt like that, so by those questions you cant get pip with autism anyway unless you commit fraud and lie about it

The idea appears to be to downplay any condition which does not directly affect mobility as in effect an 'everyday problem', mental health culture gone too far, etc.  etc.

It's proposed to offer 'treatments' in place of financial support. Although of course there is little provision remaining for any such thing these days. In effect, the changes would mean no support for most people in reality.

There is a lot of rhetoric here though, as well, aimed at what the Government perceives to be its voter base. Cutting welfare is what they think their supporters want to hear. 

However, to judge from the local election results, nobody is really listening. 

I wonder why?

Most would not need PIP if it wasn't so hard to do any little enterprise without someone slapping a form in your face then taxing you extra-specially for doing it!

The current government is trying to restrict PIP to a narrower purpose of buying things rather than being used to live.

Hopefully they'll run out of time

There's a general election coming up this year. The prime minister saying that the PIP benefit maybe different tier system or vouchers for equipment e.g wheelchair. The problem is that entitled to DLA for life and the law changed. Absolutely ridiculous. The worst case scenario is to sell stuff or crowd fund. Everyone is worried. Luckily I didn't take PIP any further as would of having a meltdown for the renewal. Advice is to write to your MP, make a GP appointment or get in touch with calm zone (5pm-midnight webchat. Get in early); or samaritains which is helpful. Hope this helps you.