advice needed for benefits

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

oooo

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

oooo

[debs1974]

Re: advice needed for benefits

no social worker, my son does not like them. only type of keyworker is his connections advisor

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Sorry Debs - please could you explain "connections advisor" - is this a transition worker? or..?

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Is your son able to speak fairly fluently? ie speak for himself?

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Surely the medics would have been involved while he was in full time education though? Usually where Educational Psychologists are involved, Statements of Special Educational Needs are awarded (was this a full time statement, if not what were the terms of it?) and some of the symptoms above are manifesting themselves, the medics would already be involved. Was this not the case?

Labman I am so sorry - something weird happened and I sent a weird reply:witchy:no offence meant!

[debs1974]

Re: advice needed for benefits

um connexions, its a place for young people to help them in finding jobs, help with special ed up to the age of 25 if the young person has special needs. He can talk, but gets extremely frustrated when trying to explain things to people, he doesnt understand alot of what people say to him either

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

What about has he ever been referred to or seen a psychiatrist (as opposed to a psychologist) with a view to any specific further diagnosis?

[debs1974]

Re: advice needed for benefits

nope, doctors will not do it saying he has no mental health issues, but i thought behaviour was mental health

[labman]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Labman I am so sorry - something weird happened and I sent a weird reply:witchy:no offence meant!

No problem! lol

[labman]

Re: advice needed for benefits

nope, doctors will not do it saying he has no mental health issues, but i thought behaviour was mental health

No, not necessarily. It would be very interesting to read the Educational Psychologists' reports from over the years. There must have been a few. They are likely to have come up with a 'diagnosis' which may or may not be correct.

[bluebottle]

Re: advice needed for benefits

I have found that requesting a copy of the medical report DWP has done on you by an ATOS doctor for DLA makes them change their mind very quickly for some reason.

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

Debs - I know what you have asked for is help with benefits.

Briefly -I am certain that your son is entitled to DLA but getting it will require skill (hence the questions!). I can help you with this. Am a bit hazy on other benefits but as far as I know: he won't (you won't) be entitled to child benefit at the age of 19. ESA is likely - but probably not with JSA (ie if he is in the job market as an able person then he doesn't need support as a disabled person). And you are also entitled to carers allowance if you look after him (that is taxable and if you earn more than a certain amount you don't get it anyway- DLA is not taxable - not sure about ESA). The reason for the intrusive questions is simply to try to find avenues to make this simpler and possible ways to help further. Am off to bed shortly (gotta be up early):nod:

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

No, not necessarily. It would be very interesting to read the Educational Psychologists' reports from over the years. There must have been a few. They are likely to have come up with a 'diagnosis' which may or may not be correct.

Don't think psychologists are allowed to diagnose - hence the magic key awarded by the psychiatrist (and psychiatrists willing to deal with young people with learning disabilities are like hen's teeth, trust me)

[MissFM]

Re: advice needed for benefits

nope, doctors will not do it saying he has no mental health issues, but i thought behaviour was mental health

Quite!