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reading from notes

Hello everybody,
Got a pip medical next week. ive been filling in the form beforehand taking advice from sites like this and ive watched the video you guys do here saying its ok to take p/copys of the form I sent to atos so that I will do . I was wondering if at the medical after you get a question, if its ok to refer to notes ive made beforehand ? like say someting like wait a mo then look at notes then read back the answer. Sorry if it sounds a silly question but im worried about doing something wrong at the assessment and they think that im just being awkward and fail me out of spite . ive done all my prep work so I would be grateful for advice on how to approach referring to my notes at the assesement . Thnx .
Got a pip medical next week. ive been filling in the form beforehand taking advice from sites like this and ive watched the video you guys do here saying its ok to take p/copys of the form I sent to atos so that I will do . I was wondering if at the medical after you get a question, if its ok to refer to notes ive made beforehand ? like say someting like wait a mo then look at notes then read back the answer. Sorry if it sounds a silly question but im worried about doing something wrong at the assessment and they think that im just being awkward and fail me out of spite . ive done all my prep work so I would be grateful for advice on how to approach referring to my notes at the assesement . Thnx .
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Another thing im worried about is should I drive to the assessment, half of me thinks why not but the other half thinks better not in case they make assumptions because I drive. Ive read lots of horror stories about the dwp making these assumptions and I worry a lot about what to do.
I suggest that you don't drive yourself to the assessment. Go by taxi if necessary - the assessment company will refund your fares. I attended my assessment by taxi.
Assessors and DWP think that driving activity, for example, indicates ability to bathe and dress in a reasonable time, as well as a good general level of physical ability - as do tribunals. I won my tribunal appeal but had to keep insisting that I only make a few short car journeys each week.
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I can't really add to what others have said. Do take notes with you, and do refer to them, and if relevant explain why (for example, if you get anxious or tend to forget things, it's useful to say so).
As regards travel, I would say to travel as you normally would to an appointment of that distance regarding how nerve-racking it is - because it is daunting, you might decide not to drive whereas you would drive to something that you'd done before. So even if you would normally drive to something that distance away, it might still be completely normal NOT to drive to this, because of the nerves factor.
I would echo what everyone has said - the way you get to the assessment, and your ability to move around once you get there, will all form part of the judgements made by the assessor.
Will