DLA forms have arrived for dd2 to claim mobility.

[misdee]

its sort of hitting me now, does this mean she is disabled? i just cant get my head around it.

[ThomCat]

No it doesn't mean that, at least not in my eyes. These things always bring 'stuff' home for a moment, and that's fine, allow that, but hten look at your daughter again and who do you see? Do you see a disabled person or do you see your beautiful, cheeky, wonderful daughter? Of course you don't see her as disabled, she has a few problems sure but she's not disabled, she just needs some extra help and you're getting her that which is what this is all about.

Lottie gets the high rate for care and mobility, do I see her as disabled, do I . I see her a Lottie, my angel, my pickle, my munchkin, who happens to have DS which means that she can't walk yet and can't talk and stuff.

Others will disagree with me, but it's how I deal with it. Diusabled is such a umbrella word and doesn't really mean that much to me. It's just one word used to describe so many things, so many different people.

[misdee]

thats basically what peter just said. 'she is just lauren, she isnt disabled, she just falls a lot more than other kids her age'. have started filling it in already, hate the things.

[ThomCat]

Yeah they're bloody awful. Just keep in your mind that these forms only want to hear about the negative aspects of our children. They don't want to know about the positive thins, it's not what they are designed for. They are just the worst things about your DD so keep that in mind and remember that they are therefore not a true accurate description of Lauren. It's just a list of the things she can't do. You keep in your head all the things she can do.

[misdee]

will do. the mobility section is rather small actually, i am struggling to fit it all in what she cant do on the last statement page. think i'll end upwriting a book.

[macwoozy]

I've got my forms staring at me as well, but I haven't the energy to get started on them, next week I keep saying to myself. I regard my ds as having a disability, but I don't see him as being disabled, if that makes any sense.