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tw
                              

mental health caseworker, Anfield CAB
Member since
07th Mar 2005

DLA & Aspergers syndrome
Mon 07-Mar-05 10:05 AM

HAs anyone got pointers on DLA and Aspergers. Especially thinking as a bodily function and intrepretating non-verbal signs and the heard word to aid communication.

Thanks
TW

  

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RE: DLA & Aspergers syndrome, shawn, 07th Mar 2005, #1
RE: DLA & Aspergers syndrome, Olorin, 10th Mar 2005, #2

shawn
                              

Charter member

RE: DLA & Aspergers syndrome
Mon 07-Mar-05 07:07 PM

summary of CDLA/2889/2004 in the briefcase area @

http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/briefcase.shtml#CDLA/2889/2004

  

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Olorin
                              

Welfare Benefits Adviser, Harrow CAB
Member since
13th Jan 2005

RE: DLA & Aspergers syndrome
Thu 10-Mar-05 12:32 PM

One of the key issues is communication/social skills. Whilst having help to socialise may not be relevant on its own, help to engage in conversations could be regarded as attention, particularly where prompts and explanations are required.

It is also important to consider just how inappropriate or anti-social a claimant's behaviour is; whilst minor problems could be ignored, anything which places the claimant at risk (eg is argumentative with strangers) or where the behaviour leads to aggression, damaging property or otherwise putting others in danger is relevant.
It comes down to the individual effects of the condition and what could be done to help alleviate them.

In terms of the low rate of mobility, consider to what extent a claimant has difficulty following instructions/directions, asking for help and whether they would simply avoid going anywhere unfamiliar if unaccompanied.

  

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