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2 years 11 months ago #269158 by Rainbownut
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Hi,
I'm appointee for my 16 year old son & we have his telephone assessment tomorrow morning. Due to anxiety, autism & ADHD he is very likely to go mute & not be able to speak.
I was told on the phone that he should only need to confirm his name & date of birth & I will be able to answer the rest. Is this accurate?
Does he need to sit & listen, as he is fairly unaware of his differences & it will be pretty stressful to have to hear me state them all in such black & white terms, as we usually focus on all the positive things he can do.
Many thanks
Lisa
I'm appointee for my 16 year old son & we have his telephone assessment tomorrow morning. Due to anxiety, autism & ADHD he is very likely to go mute & not be able to speak.
I was told on the phone that he should only need to confirm his name & date of birth & I will be able to answer the rest. Is this accurate?
Does he need to sit & listen, as he is fairly unaware of his differences & it will be pretty stressful to have to hear me state them all in such black & white terms, as we usually focus on all the positive things he can do.
Many thanks
Lisa
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2 years 11 months ago #269162 by Gary
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Hi Rainbownut
As you are his appointee then you should be able speak on his behalf, one question I would ask, is he able to confirm his name and date of birth?
If you have a look at our PIP guide at the link below you will see that there are a number of pages which include advice on telephone assessments. Yes, a lot of the questions are those that would have been asked if you had a face to face assessment.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants
You are allowed to record the assessment for your own personal use without letting the assessor know, alternatively you could contact the assessment company and ask for the assessment to be recorded, if you do I would recommend that you also record them, as we have heard from members of mishaps with the assessors recordings.
- Write yourself a bullet point list of any particular points you want to get over, so you have it by you during the assessment, tick them as you cover them during the assessment.
- have paper and pens to hand to make any notes such as the assessors name, date, time
- make sure you are seated in a comfortable chair, you are going to be there a while and at table to make notes
- if you can't hear or understand what is being asked then ask them to repeat the question
- don’t let the assessor rush you and get you flustered.
- don't forget to have a glass of water if needed so you don't get a dry throat and lose your voice!
Don't forget to contact DWP 48 hours after the assessment and ask for a copy of the assessors report called PA4.
denby has experience with applying for PIP for an autistic young adult, hopefully denby will see this post and give you some pointers.
Gary
As you are his appointee then you should be able speak on his behalf, one question I would ask, is he able to confirm his name and date of birth?
If you have a look at our PIP guide at the link below you will see that there are a number of pages which include advice on telephone assessments. Yes, a lot of the questions are those that would have been asked if you had a face to face assessment.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants
You are allowed to record the assessment for your own personal use without letting the assessor know, alternatively you could contact the assessment company and ask for the assessment to be recorded, if you do I would recommend that you also record them, as we have heard from members of mishaps with the assessors recordings.
- Write yourself a bullet point list of any particular points you want to get over, so you have it by you during the assessment, tick them as you cover them during the assessment.
- have paper and pens to hand to make any notes such as the assessors name, date, time
- make sure you are seated in a comfortable chair, you are going to be there a while and at table to make notes
- if you can't hear or understand what is being asked then ask them to repeat the question
- don’t let the assessor rush you and get you flustered.
- don't forget to have a glass of water if needed so you don't get a dry throat and lose your voice!
Don't forget to contact DWP 48 hours after the assessment and ask for a copy of the assessors report called PA4.
denby has experience with applying for PIP for an autistic young adult, hopefully denby will see this post and give you some pointers.
Gary
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2 years 11 months ago #269179 by denby
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Hi, Kind of you Gary but not actually me that has that experience. I would only add to your general advice, be sure to remember that the appointee ought not to talk much about what the young person can sometimes do, or do but with bad consequences. More about their limitations as Lisa intimates. I see no reason why Lisa's son should listen to all that negative stuff. DWP should not be asking to do anything that is bad for a particularly vulnerable [ie both under 18 and neurodiverse] claimant's mental health. Once identified will your son happily go off and put headphones on/play games in his room etc so he does not hear?
Very best wishes with it Lisa,
Denby
Very best wishes with it Lisa,
Denby
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