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4 years 6 months ago #251893 by ljm7
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My son has just turned 16 and the PIP forms arrived today. He has a genetic hyper mobility diagnosis along with autism and OCD. He needs me to brush his teeth as he is unable to grip the toothbrush and if left to do it himself either doesn’t use any pressure of presses so hard as he grips that he makes his mouth bleed. His OCD means that he can’t stop so will brush for up to an hour if I let him. Where does this care need come under? Is it washing and bathing as there doesn’t seem to be a box for general care needs?
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4 years 6 months ago #251906 by BIS
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Hi ljm7
Yes, you would put it under the washing and bathing.
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Yes, you would put it under the washing and bathing.
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4 years 6 months ago #251919 by Gordon
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ljm
I'm going to be a bit more circumspect than BIS in answering your question.
First, PIP has no general requirement for care which is a change from DLA, claimants must meet the explicit requirements of the PIP Descriptors, so, your example of brushing his teeth may at best score him 2 points but even then he may struggle as the assessor and Decision Maker may take the view that Washing and Bathing is a wider task.
My advice would be for you to have a look at the Descriptors he is being assessed against and look at how you may frame answers that are closer to the criteria.
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I'm going to be a bit more circumspect than BIS in answering your question.
First, PIP has no general requirement for care which is a change from DLA, claimants must meet the explicit requirements of the PIP Descriptors, so, your example of brushing his teeth may at best score him 2 points but even then he may struggle as the assessor and Decision Maker may take the view that Washing and Bathing is a wider task.
My advice would be for you to have a look at the Descriptors he is being assessed against and look at how you may frame answers that are closer to the criteria.
Gordon
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