Recently diagnosed with adhd
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hhad1
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Hello, a few days ago I was diagnosed with combined adhd and also told by the psychiatrist that he believes I have bi polar too (I'm on the nhs waiting list but this is a 3+ years wait), I plan to call PIP next week to update them but I'm very worried they will move up my assessment date and take me through the whole process again. Also, as the company I used only deal with adhd and autism I don't officially have a bi polar diagnosis but he strongly believes its present so would I mention this or only tell them about the adhd as that's diagnosed, I'm on a waiting list now for medication which is an 18 weeks minimum wait so its not as though my condition will improve anytime soon as I won't be receiving treatment for a while. Thank you
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You do not need to report a diagnosis because PIP isn’t about this. You need to be very careful about reporting those changes because they could take it as a change of circumstances and send you more forms for a review.When you do have your review then you can add your diagnosis to the form.0
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poppy123456 said:You do not need to report a diagnosis because PIP isn’t about this. You need to be very careful about reporting those changes because they could take it as a change of circumstances and send you more forms for a review.When you do have your review then you can add your diagnosis to the form.0
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Oddball said:Do you believe reporting those changes or diagnosis will help you receive a higher award?
A diagnosis doesn't automatically entitle anyone to a higher award.
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