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Son not awarded PIP!!!

Sorry for the rant! My 26 year old son who has been entitled to DLA since he was 9 has been refused PIP with zero points!! He has Aspergers, but is very disabled by his Aspergers. He could never live independently and cannot complete the most simple tasks and use domestic appliances! Apparently, because he can take a bath, wipe his bum and dress himself he is classed as ok! In his face to face assessment he was asked about his education. I pointed out that he was first diagnosed at the age of 9 when he was at mainstream school. I ignored the advice of his CAHMS doctor when he was about to go senior school and sent him mainstream rather than special school (as advised) Six months into his studying for his GCSE’s, I was called into school and told they were letting him drop all his options because he wasn’t going to pass any exams! Afterwards he went to college on a course called Life Skills for people with disabilities and learning difficulties. This was all told to the lady doing the assessment. However, the decision came back saying he was fine because he went to mainstream school and college!! It’s just so wrong!! Also, because he also explained, the only food he can prepare is super noodles and ham sandwiches, he was classed as being able to prepare a meal from scratch. She also pointed out that he had good eye contact! Ironically my boy has never had problems with eye contact. Not everybody is the same. However, that went against him as well despite all the years of psychology reports I provided them with explaining his condition!! I’m so angry! Do you think there’s any point appealing?
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I would say it's worth appealing, but be prepared for a long battle! First step is a mandatory reconsideration, but only a small percentage of these actually change the result so you'll most likely have to a tribunal eventually.
I also had 'good eye contact' mentioned, despite wearing sunglasses at the time (I do have trouble with eye contact and bright lights which is why I wear them), they must have had X-ray vision!
Also with regards to food, it sounds like he should've scored some points there but it's difficult as the super noodles show he can use boiling water safely for example. But it sounds as if he wouldn't be able to use a microwave? It's a bit of a grey area though as they are meant to use something like raw fish, potatoes and veg as a simple meal from fresh ingredients, but it seems like that's down to assessors discretion.
I'm not sure psychology reports will be much use as evidence unless it explains his difficulties with daily tasks? The actual diagnosis isn't of any interest to PIP.
I'm really sorry to hear about the outcome of the decision. Please do consider appealing the decision. The first stage of this would be a Mandatory Reconsideration. You can find out more about this on our website, but if you have any questions or need some advice about the particulars, please don't hesitate to ask.
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As @overlyanxious has said, although 'preparing food' is about making a meal from fresh ingredients, the assessor seems to have concluded that if your son can pour boiling water, butter bread and make a sandwich then he is capable of cooking a meal.
I wouldn't worry too much about what the assessor said but your son will need to give more explanation as to why he can't cook etc..
Good luck!