we were told by our four year old sons Dr to apply for D.L.A. Two months later and I still cant bring myself to fill out the forms. Its like I will finally be admitting he has a disability. Stupid isnt it.?? Can anyone give me the verbal kick up the backside I need? Thanks.
I got support from a charity to fill out DLA forms for my children. It is a very emotional and daunting task. Get some help to fill them in if you can. I had very different reactions to my childrens diagnosis. my daughter was diagnosed at age 11 after a long battle and no support from school. I was relieved to get a diagnosis and happy that someone finally understood her difficulties when DLA was awarded. My son is at the more severe end of the spectrum. His formal diagnosis was at age 3 and I was devastated,although he has had support since his two year check when his autism was picked up on. filling in DLA forms was like rubbing salt in the wounds. It really made a difference to get support to fill them in. I hope you do, as your child is entitled to that money, its no different to asking for a statement, your just making sure your child has what they should have.
I got support from a charity to fill out DLA forms for my children. It is a very emotional and daunting task. Get some help to fill them in if you can. I had very different reactions to my childrens diagnosis. my daughter was diagnosed at age 11 after a long battle and no support from school. I was relieved to get a diagnosis and happy that someone finally understood her difficulties when DLA was awarded. My son is at the more severe end of the spectrum. His formal diagnosis was at age 3 and I was devastated,although he has had support since his two year check when his autism was picked up on. filling in DLA forms was like rubbing salt in the wounds. It really made a difference to get support to fill them in. I hope you do, as your child is entitled to that money, its no different to asking for a statement, your just making sure your child has what they should have.
