FREE TEST FOR DYSLEXIA FOR ADULTS

erm
erm Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
edited June 2023 in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
How can my son get a test to confirm he has dyslexia for PIP as they wont accept he has issues without proof but years ago schools classed kids as slow and did not test despite us saying he was not slow except at reading and writing! They took no notice of the fact he needs help with upper body or has reading writing issues and lied about the mobility side as he is in constant pain standing and walking even a few paces yet they said he could walk upto 50 meters! HE IS APPEALING but if we can get proof of his dyslexia that will help as well. 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You don't need a diagnosis for a successful PIP award because it's not about a diagnosis. I'm not even sure if an assessment is possible on the NHS. See link. https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/adults/am-i-dyslexic/diagnosis

  • erm
    erm Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
    poppy123456 Thankyou, We did understand it to be the case yet they have disregarded what he has said and denied points as they have only awarded points for help with lower body ignoring upper body help! also deemed that as he can hold a steering wheel he can peel cut up veg meat etc which is a ridiculous comparison! also put walk upto 50 meters when some days he cant even get shoes on let alone walk. I will tell him to re iterate his issues when calling them up 
  • nasturtium
    nasturtium Online Community Member Posts: 390 Empowering
    edited June 2023
    Hello erm
    erm said:
    How can my son get a test to confirm he has dyslexia for PIP as they wont accept he has issues without proof but years ago schools classed kids as slow and did not test despite us saying he was not slow except at reading and writing!
    Does he have any school reports showing that he is slow at reading and writing? If this was the case then they would have made note of that at his school and included it in his school reports. You could use those as evidence to back up you claim.
    erm said:
    also deemed that as he can hold a steering wheel he can peel cut up veg meat etc which is a ridiculous comparison!
    They use driving to justify grip and concentration etc often. This can be refuted by explaining why you cannot do the activity reliably (safely, repeatedly, in a timely manor and to an acceptable standard.) https://pipinfo.net/issues/reliably You can get aids to help you to peel vegetable and cut them up so you could score 2 points for needing to use an aid.
    Hope that helps
    Nasturtium
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited June 2023
    You can only score points once for an activity. For assistance for either low body or hair that's 2 points. Or for between shoulders and waist it's 4 points. Whether it's possible to score 4 points will depend on the reason why he needs assistance to do this.

    A lot of the reasons for not awarding points are standard copy and paste reasons so you shouldn't look into that too much.

    erm said:
     I will tell him to re iterate his issues when calling them up 

    I wouldn't advise him to ring to request the MR. He needs to put that request in writing stating where and why he thinks he should have scored those points.

    If he didn't give a couple of real world incidents of exactly what happened the last time he attempted each descriptor that applies when filling out the form he should do that for the MR. Make sure to include detailed information such as where he was, what exactly happened, did anyone see it and what the consequences were.
  • erm
    erm Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
    Well wrote a letter and got copies of his physio and muscular skeletal appointments and prescriptions, re iterated how the assessor had lied over walking distance as we put 5 meters she put 50 meters. And re iterated his conditions are not temporary but lifelong and worsening! Also how letting water run down your body does not count as able to shower yourself, and other pointers the assessor put down completely different to the facts on the form!  
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Please note that they will not take into consideration any worsening of condition. They are looking to see if the decision was correct at the time it was made.
  • erm
    erm Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
    Yes I know I mean his conditions will get worse never get better as Gout Arthritis psoriasis are incurable as is dyslexia, but the assessor has obviously blatantly lied!
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You shouldn't focus completely on the "lies" that may have been told because that isn't going to get him the correct PIP award. Concentrating on where and why he thinks he should have scored those points will give him a much better chance. This is often what happens when people request the report before requesting the MR.
  • erm
    erm Online Community Member Posts: 70 Contributor
    Yes we have stated all the facts as stated on the original form and confirmed he needs the help with upper and lower body and that some days he cannot even wear shoes so cannot go out let alone walk! Also that the only aid he uses in the kitchen is to open a jam jar to make a sandwich which is not preparing and cooking a meal. Fingers crossed eh! or it will have to go to tribunal! 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    erm said:
    Yes we have stated all the facts as stated on the original form and confirmed he needs the help with upper and lower body
    For washing and bathing you can't score points for upper and lower body it's either hair or below the waist for 2 points. Or body between the shoulders and waist for 4 points.

    can't wash at all and needs another person to wash the entire body is 8 points.

    For preparing food what about a perching stool?

    2.1.23 When considering whether a claimant should be assessed as needing to use an aid or appliance, the HP should apply the following approach for most descriptors:

    • can the claimant carry out the activity reliably (that is, safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time period) and independently, or with the use of a commonly used device? If so, then descriptor A would usually apply

    • does the claimant need to use/rely upon an aid or appliance to complete the activity? If they use an aid or appliance which it would be reasonable to expect them to use e.g. a Zimmer frame when walking, could they then complete the activity reliably without assistance from another person? If so, then descriptor B would apply

    • if the answer to both the above questions is no, then consideration should be given to whether the claimant must rely on prompting, supervision or assistance in order to complete the activity, in which case an alternative descriptor may be more appropriate

    2.1.24 Where a claimant chooses not to use an aid or appliance which he or she could reasonably be expected to use and which would enable them to carry out the activity without prompting, supervision or assistance, descriptor B will be appropriate, they should not be awarded a higher descriptor if using an aid or appliance would remove the need for prompting, supervision or assistance.


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