hi all in regards to pip2 question 9 communicating and question 11 mixing with other people for mental health problems is it harder to score points for question 9 in relation to mental health problems than question 11 mixing with other people? and should you save your answers for question 11 mixing with other people? as question 9 seems to be geared towards people with parkinsons or deaf people etc
Question 9 is much more about the physical issues that a claimant would have with communication, the obvious examples would be someone one who is deaf or mute, brain damage or a severe learning disability may also count.
The Descriptor does not explicitly ignore mental health issues but I think you would need to present a very convincing argument to score, especially given the definitions for Basic and Complex information.
Gordon
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