BsDad. Good to hear the letter accompanying your application was successful. It is similar in content to our "case" presented to Herefordshire Council in 2009. We also had an additional report from his Paediatric Consultant and we too, received a phone call and within 3 days, a Blue Badge.
In the time period from 2009 to 2012 my son's condition deteriorated rapidly requiring CAMHS treatment additional to his ASD issues. As I say, the Blue Badge Dept refused his renewal citing new guidelines which came into place in February 2012. For, I was told, the UK. You may find that in the future when your child's renewal is due, there will be real difficulty in a new award being made. My MP fought my corner and stated clearly that, my son's condition had worsened to the extent that not only was he a danger to himself but others also. Our various clinicians backed us up. Blue Badge refused saying that if it didn't include pain/breathlessness or loss of limb, then "autism" was considered a " psychological" condition, which simply, under new regulations, was not valid in terms of mobility. To which statement, two qualified clinicians involved with my son's care, provided additional reports stating that ASD was NOT a psychological condition but a developmental, PHYSICAL, brain condition.
It made not one bit of difference, we were 3 times refused. My son is 12 now. He requires one to one supervision, 3 feet from out front door and I recently had to pick him up and carry him, like a toddler.
I write this as a warning to those who like me, had a Blue Badge for ASD and are due for renewal.
As a matter of interest, has anyone who, like us is on High Rate Care component of DLA and the lower rate of MOBILITY, who has since February 2012, received a Blue Badge for ASD ?