my son suffering from autism adhd had dla removed

adrian wrote: After being in receipt of dla for 8years upon renewal my sons claim was stopped,they wrote to his consultant who has seen him once for 20mins in the passed year,the consultant was ask 3 questions on the form they sent her,she replied that my sons condition is partialy controlled on meds she then went on to say her struggles to hold an relationship with his peers she said he suffers from violent outbursts and meltdowns, she even went on too say he has a very poor awareness of danger she also commented saying he was doing fine at school.my god she said loads for one 20min appt he is under cenco at school with his problems and has been receiving anger management in school for the passed year,i am very confused with this decision and would appreciate any help or advice kind regards to all and happy new year.

ps if i have posted in the wrong place i am sorry im new too the site thankyou.

Your post is fine

The first thing to consider is challenging the Decision;

You can either request a Reconsideration where another DWP Decision Maker will review the evidence presented to see whether they can alter the Decision, if they don't then you can appeal, or

you can request an Appeal, the DWP will still carry out a Reonsdideration (as above) but will send your papers directly to the Tribunal Service if the Decision is unchanged.

Our recommendation is that you appeal from the outset, you lose nothing by doing so and at the very least will save yourself several weeks in time, if the Decision is unchanged by the DWP.

The next thing is to request a written Statement of Reasons and all of the documents used to make the Decision from the DWP, you can do this over the phone but we recommend you confirm any conversation in writing.

Our DLA Appeal guide is on the following link

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

You should also have a look at our DLA Claim guides to see if you can explain your son's care and mobility needs in more detail or more effectively than you already have, see

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

We have a number Appeal FAQs that may be of assistance

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/appeals-faq

in particular you should review

How long do I have to appeal?

How to submit an appeal

If you have any specific questions, please reply to this post.

Gordon