My DD is 13 and she goes to a special school and has autism but has no learning disabilities.
I applied for a blue badge for her under hidden disabilities rules but it was rejected within two days. The only reason I was told that she doesn’t meet the criteria.
But I think she does meet the criteria as she is a serious risk to herself because she runs off, doesn’t practice road safety, doesn’t listen when given instructions, has to be held on to in busy roads, is easily distracted and is impulsive.
I sent in her school plan which has written in it that because she is impulsive and distracted too easily, she is a risk to herself. I also sent in a report from the ot who also mentions she’s a risk to herself because she seeks out so much sensory feedback that she is impulsive and that she can’t process verbal instructions. It says in black and white that she has poor impulse control, is unpredictable and she is a danger to herself .
I applied after she was upset and ran off towards a main road and her uncle had to run after her because she refused to come back.
Should I bother appealing it? It’s only the council who decide so there doesn’t seem much point but I can’t see how she doesn’t meet the criteria. Or am I misunderstanding?