Child DLA appeal *new Autism diagnosis *

Please forgive me if I am not allowed to ask this question as I am a total newbie
long and short of it I applied for DLA for 12yr old son after a support worker advised me to do so,I went to CAB to help fill form's in ,son has diagnosis of Dyspraxia,ulcerative colitis,anxiety,hypermobility, I do understand it doesn't go on diagnosis but rather than go into great detail onhere this may give an indication of his needs

Since the original paperwork went off for claim he also got diagnosed heart condition and was being home educated due to anxiety impacting on colitis and bowel's ,and is under CAMH's,was put on ASD pathway by high school (which he was no longer attending)he was refused I sent all paperwork in with MR still refused I got help to ask to goto appeal

I recieved original letter from court then 2 week's later I had word LA where goint to access him for EHCP and sent out a education phycologist which reaffirmed that anxiety is massively affecting him leave the house,the next week we had a private assesment and he got a diagnosis of Autism ,the lady who helped me do appeal is either off sick or on holiday as not responding to email's /call's so I just wanted some general advice

Would the best thing to send all new information i.e Autism diagnosis and EP report into the court's or would I be best to start a new claim (it's past 6 month's since I first applied) with all new evidence and could I still go to appeal for original claim.

Basically we are skint and I've hardly worked since Jan of this year to look after my Son while he was going through a truly awful time in his life,we paid a fortune (to us ) for private report and private online high school as school where basically not even sending print out work home he had just started year7 and has fell behind with education so much and we really need some help for him with excercise as he has put 3 stone on bless him with the steriod medication for colitis .

sorry for ramble just not sure what to do for best

Sorry for delay in replying when you say Pip is that the same as DLA ? I'm sorry I'm total novice
My son was had Autism when I filled forms in originally but of course we didn't have diagnosis then sorry for my original post just re read and it's a bit of a waffle
Basically if we carry on with appeal will the judge accept anymore new evidence we have to support our claim ? We've revived much more since oringinal claim and MR went off Of course my son was born with Autism and it's the anxiety part that affects him most this has also been written in a report from Education Phycologist

So I'm better just waiting for appeal to be heard rather than reapply ?

Thanks
Jopsey

Thankyou no date given as yet so will ring them thankyou
Next question any advice on appeal please ? I've never done anything like this before

Hi Jopsey,

You will find some help here

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/dla/#dlaappeals

Then come back when you have specific questions and we will do our best to help.