DLA claim form............... How hard is it to fill out?

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Recieved mine in the post this morning, Had a flick through then put it in the cupboard, looks way to complicated

what i do, is sit down with no disturbances, and whizz through it as quickly as possible, skipping the bits that are long at first then going back to fill them in, then contact who i want to sign as well, sit down and explain some of the probs with them if they dont work with the kids that often, then send it off. oh and have a cuppa/stiff drink handy as well, i have sobbed a few times filling them in. and always be as negative as possible, dont say what your child can do, say what they cant do only. ie dd2 can walk, but i state that she cannot wlak safely. she can fall safely now due to falling so often, but i state that she falls often.

Thankyou misdee.

Some of the questions like
Does the child need help bathing
Does the child need supervision when outside
changing bedding etc

DS is only 4 so obviously the answer is yes (confusing)

Ah but you need to show how she needs more help in these areas than a normal 4 year old.I got a great dla guide from cerebra a long guide but brilliant and very step by step.I used it to reaplly for my son and he was moved from middle rate care to higher rate and lower mobility!!

need help when bathing? yes dd2 does, she has belance problems so needs extra supervision as she falls in the bath.

supervision outsde? yes, again because she falls more than an average 3years old and doesnt notice if she gst cut.

things like that.

hth

The questions themselves are fairly simple but the form is difficult in the sense that you have to be so incredibly negative about your child.

Definitely look at the guide that Loobie has linked to. It has suggestions for things you may not even have thought of. With ds2's form I ended up adding at least one A4 typed sheet for each question.

The reason I am trying to claim is ds has a lack of communication and social skills, and also he is almost 5 but has the toileting skills of a child who is just potty trained, continuos accidents and still has to have a nappy through the night. I also have to take in 3 sets of spare uniforms into his school everyday.

He is currently under assessment for autism

He also recieves SALT and is said to be 6 months behind with regards to understanding.

Loobie, Thanks for the link, will have a good read through it

Remember to constantly compare your child to an average child of her age. Lots of sentences like (depending on your child's specific difficulties, of course) "Ds has no sense of danger and will run into the road unless someone is holding his hand. A normal child of xyears old is able to hear and understand the instruction "Stop!" when out in the street. On a bad day ds will run into the road without stopping. On a better day he may hear the instruction to stop but will not necessarily obey it."

her??? Of course I meant his!

If you need extra help and ideas then just ask away on the SN board and hopefully we'll be able to help.

Thankyou