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3 days 10 hours ago #305111 by Stephen M
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I'm uncertain how i anwswer the questions regarding if i need prompting as well as help from another person in the various daily living and mobility activities.
I find them confusing.
I certainly do need prompting and help i feel with my many health conditions, but i live alone and so i don't have this option.
Can i answer both questions as the help i would need, or prompting i would need, even though i don't actually get any in person.
I can and do get help from cbt therapists, gp and local autism advice centre, with phone calls if needed and in general.
I'm about to start this section tomorrow and i need to be certain i understand fully what I'm doing!
Some clarification would be good!
I find them confusing.
I certainly do need prompting and help i feel with my many health conditions, but i live alone and so i don't have this option.
Can i answer both questions as the help i would need, or prompting i would need, even though i don't actually get any in person.
I can and do get help from cbt therapists, gp and local autism advice centre, with phone calls if needed and in general.
I'm about to start this section tomorrow and i need to be certain i understand fully what I'm doing!
Some clarification would be good!
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2 days 7 hours ago #305212 by BIS
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Hi Stephen M
You need to make clear that you need help, but you live alone. So you need to tell them about the things that you can't do or you forget because you have no one to help and the impact that has on you. Please don't think any of the comments I make below are about you - they are just examples.
For example = do you remember to take your medication or do you forget? If you forget, has this had an impact on you?
Do you have any issues with Activity 1 Preparing Food?
Do you cook any sort of meal? Do you forget to eat? Do you get distracted if you start to cook? Do you have any physical disabilities that stop you? Are there any symptoms from your autism that make cooking difficult? Do you have any safety issues around food? Does anyone ever bring you food? Do you survive on sandwiches because you have difficulty in cooking?
You need to tell them what you find difficult, or you miss out on doing because you haven't got help. Be open about the struggles. There are some examples in the guide after each question - see how you can adapt them to your experience.
Best of luck with it. Come back if you have any further questions and we will try to help.
BIS
You need to make clear that you need help, but you live alone. So you need to tell them about the things that you can't do or you forget because you have no one to help and the impact that has on you. Please don't think any of the comments I make below are about you - they are just examples.
For example = do you remember to take your medication or do you forget? If you forget, has this had an impact on you?
Do you have any issues with Activity 1 Preparing Food?
Do you cook any sort of meal? Do you forget to eat? Do you get distracted if you start to cook? Do you have any physical disabilities that stop you? Are there any symptoms from your autism that make cooking difficult? Do you have any safety issues around food? Does anyone ever bring you food? Do you survive on sandwiches because you have difficulty in cooking?
You need to tell them what you find difficult, or you miss out on doing because you haven't got help. Be open about the struggles. There are some examples in the guide after each question - see how you can adapt them to your experience.
Best of luck with it. Come back if you have any further questions and we will try to help.
BIS
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Having just completed activity 1 - preparing meals, I'm still uneasy with my answers in relation to the 3 main questions. I mean , i know exactly what to say about how my physical and mental health conditions affect my everyday life, but am i doing it the correct way?
So for the 2 questions about prompting and help from another person, i tick yes as i need them, briefly state i live alone so don't get them, and on a separate sheet of paper i go into detail about all my health conditions and how they affect me preparing meals as well as needing prompting and help with certain things.
The third question about when my needs began and why (bizarre phrasing)
On the same additional sheet of paper i list when my physical and mental health conditions began and what has worsened since my last pip award (mental health is a new condition)
I'm planning on doing the same with most of the other activities/descriptors as the questions are mostly the same
So, does this sound about right?
Am i approaching these questions correctly?
I really find them confusing the way they're written and lead to me doubting my approach, which wasn't the case with the pip claim form or my last wca.
So for the 2 questions about prompting and help from another person, i tick yes as i need them, briefly state i live alone so don't get them, and on a separate sheet of paper i go into detail about all my health conditions and how they affect me preparing meals as well as needing prompting and help with certain things.
The third question about when my needs began and why (bizarre phrasing)
On the same additional sheet of paper i list when my physical and mental health conditions began and what has worsened since my last pip award (mental health is a new condition)
I'm planning on doing the same with most of the other activities/descriptors as the questions are mostly the same
So, does this sound about right?
Am i approaching these questions correctly?
I really find them confusing the way they're written and lead to me doubting my approach, which wasn't the case with the pip claim form or my last wca.
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12 hours 14 minutes ago #305311 by BIS
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Hi StephenM
You are being very methodical and giving them a clear picture. Keep going - your approach is sound.
I know you're concerned that you are going to screw this up - but you won't. Just do the best you can. There are no perfect answers, and you have already done more than some, who for whatever reason, don't write anything at all.
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You are being very methodical and giving them a clear picture. Keep going - your approach is sound.
I know you're concerned that you are going to screw this up - but you won't. Just do the best you can. There are no perfect answers, and you have already done more than some, who for whatever reason, don't write anything at all.
BIS
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