Hello - son has epilepsy and is on daily medication for same. He applied for PIP 2 years ago and was successful - will have to reapply soon as award was for 3 years.
He's recently also been diagnosed with anxiety and is on daily medication for same and also receiving counselling. The medication is likely to be long-term.
The GP has also assessed and referred him for both autism and ADHD but advised this could take 18th mths - 2 years.
question is:
1. Do we need to declare anxiety (diagnosed) now or can it wait until PIP renewal?
2. Likewise the autism and ADHD have been assessed by GP as needing referral but unlikely to have been diagnosed by time PIP due for renewal - should that be captured on PIP renewal also (even though we don't have formal diagnosis)?
To give some context - son dropped out of year 1 uni due to increase in breakthrough seizures which he thinks were triggered by anxiety. He also had quite worrying neck/head twitch on returning home which has thankfully calmed now he's back in familiar territory - but he needed a lot of support; as he'd been unable to 'mask' constantly when away and had nowhere familiar to decompress and no in-person family support.
He's now taken a year out just to calm, settle and improve - and is looking to switch to local uni and commute from home; with room at uni available when he needs it/is ready.
Grateful for any thoughts re: PIP and both additional diagnosis and ones that are in progress but unlikely to be completed by time renewal is due.
