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Dyslexia
Hi,
I have an appointment to compete a DLA form with somebody who has severe dyslexia. Not done one before and would like some pointers please? Thanks
As far as I’m aware no claim has ever succeeded on the basis of dyslexia alone.
However, when you say ‘severe dyslexia’ does that mean there are any other neurological issues (potential care needs), as dyslexia can go hand-in-hand with other neurological conditions on the autistic sprectrum.
Is it genuinely JUST dyslexia, ie a specific learning disability with normal intellectual functioning in other areas of life, or is it part of a more general learning disability? Presumably you have a full report from an appropriate specialist.
Or to put it another way: forget the name of the condition: what care and mobility needs has this person got? Disability living allowance is for disability - the expression in the daily life of the impariment caused by the condition.
Hi,
You may want to consider the following decisions…
CDLA/395/2005 states:
“It is necessary to look at the specific disablements, if any, described under the general label of dyslexia, or associated with it, in a particular case. Only then can it be decided whether bodily functions are affected. And it is necessary to look at the actual needs said to arise from the disablements.”
If someone with dyslexia needs help reading labels etc. this can count as attention.
CDLA/395/2005 cites also CDLA/1420/2004 and CDLA/2680/2001, both cases concerning dyslexia.
CDLA/1983/2006 follows R(DLA)1/07, where thinking is considered as a bodily function. This decision states that previous attempts to link dyslexia to problems with seeing are incorrect. It discusses previous case law referring to dyslexia. See also CDLA/3204/2006.
Thanks for the replies. I am interviewing the client next week.