Compiling a diary

Does it help to make a diary of condition and how it affects daily life by limitations, restrictions, etc? How many days should the diary consist of and how much detail, eg time of day, length of time taken to carry out daily activities, etc? Is there any guidance on site for this? thanks

Yes, we often recommend that claimants prepare a diary in support of their claim, especially for DLA. How many days a diary should cover depends on the variability of your condition, it should be long enough to show your bad and better days.

Hi d,

You could also write up an account of a "Typical Day" in your life, which could run say from 7am to 7 am.

You could break down what is involved in your typical day, from hour to hour, highlighting how your limitations caused by your medical conditions restrict your normal day to day activities.

You could then try and tie these limitation in with the applicable WRAG/SG descriptors.

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