I’m just wondering if it’s possible to claim DLA without a diagnosis of autism. DS4 is under SALT through nursery and is getting extra support there. I haven’t yet gone down the route of seeking a diagnosis but have reports from SALT and nursery detailing his difficulties.
The reason I ask about DLA is DS needs close supervision and help with certain things, for example he’s been in swimming lessons for over a year and I’ve had to move swim schools a few times as he cannot cope with very noisy/boisterous classes or classes with a lot of children and he needs a lot of one to one interaction with the teacher. I was really happy with his current class as there were only three children and he was doing better but the class had recently tripled and things have gone downhill. I feel like he would really benefit from one to one lessons but I’m not in a position to afford them at the moment which is where I was thinking DLA may help.
The swimming is just one example. Does anyone have any experience?