DD is 18 and previously received DLA, we have just been to her first PIP assessment and I'm quite worried she won't get it.
DD has a diagnosis of severe anxiety and depression , ADHD and she has moderate learning disabilities. She doesn't work or go to college and becomes highly anxious if she has to leave the house, is physically sick, she won't get buses or trains or walk even to the local shop but will if I drive her and drop her off, often needs a lot of persuasion to get out of the car. She can wash and meet all her own personal care needs (in fact to much 2-3 showers a day and changes clothes 4-5 times a day).
DD can become very quickly overwhelmed and aggressive and breaks stuff and screams and cries for hours if you try and push her slightly out of her comfort zone.
She sees camhs weekly , they did a memory test at the end, she couldn't remember the 3 words or subtract 7 from 93 but could subtract 25 from 100 .
She does see 1 friend once or twice a week at her friends house, she does go out every 2-3 months but drinks a ridicolous amount to do this, she says when she is intoxicated is the only time she feels ok.
Her mental health severely impacts her life but she can care for her own personal care and there seemed to be a lot of questions about this , they asked her about her anxiety but she began to cry and refused to talk about it.
Has anyone else with similar mental health been awarded pip? It's been such a long wait, we applied in September last year.