Hi all,
My son who is nearly 5 has been diagnosed with-
ASD
Global development delay
Significant speech and language delay
PICA
Constipation
Poor danger awareness
Difficulties with toilet training
On the renewal we was awarded HRC which he has had since the age of 2 and low rate mobility now due to him turning 5 next month. I asked them to re look at their decision on the mobility side of things as I think and have been told under the SMI law he should be entitled to HRM. We was turned down with the DWPs reason of “he doesn’t need substantially more supervision than a child of the same age without a disability” which is ridiculous because he does. He is severely mentally/socially impaired. He has very challenging and disruptive behaviour problems, has massive melt downs hit/kicks/scratches, anyone near him or himself, refusal to walk. He has hyper sensitive vestibular problems and poor balance and big sensory overload issues. He doesn’t communicate or have any understanding. He doesn’t make conscious decisions or understand what’s going on around him. I’ve written my appeal and sent lots of evidence in with it. I was just wondering if anyone’s been through anything similar. If so what happened and how long did it all take?
Thanks In advance 