I have DLA forms now what??

[I have DLA forms now what??]

On 3/30/2006 at 7:15 PM, Kathryn said:

I found a glass of wine before filling it in helped.

 

I agree with everything Jill said.

 

You need to keep in your mind what an average child might be like in all of these areas and compare your child. Not a very morale boosting exercise, I have to admit. If in doubt whether to tick something, tick it. Sometimes the definitions are broader than you might think, e.g. if you look at page 19, under their description of "mental health" it includes among other things, getting anxious or panicky, getting upset or frustrated, cannot cope with change to their daily routine. Most children of the spectrum will have some of these difficulties some of the time, and there's plenty of space to go into more detail.

 

I kept my copy of the DLA form and if you want to pm me any time I'm happy to tell you what kind of things I said on various pages, if it helps.

 

The funny (!) thing was after I'd spent HOURS filling the thing out we got a visit from one of their medical officers who was very sympathetic, but spent ages asking me EXACTLY the same questions and noting down my answers. (Don't panic, I'm the only one I know of who's had an actual visit and I think it may have worked in our favour. We got middle rate care and highter mobility).

 

K

pleade email md copy ur dla form kwillis152@gmail.com