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One Awesome Autistic
Великобритания
Добавлен 31 мар 2020
Welcome to One Awesome Autistic
I'm Leigh and I have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and awaiting a diagnosis of ADHD.
This channel is all about what it is like being an adult with autism, particularly what it is like to be a female on the spectrum. I'll be posting various videos about different aspects of autism.
Join in on the One Awesome Autistic world by hitting subscribe.
Artwork of me as Belle is by the awesome Abbie Stabby and you can find her here: ruclips.net/user/abbiestabby?fbclid=IwAR2HWO3CShnXOtxequfZcr-nyY1uDPnQMBpxu6pWLdb52EZpQkSe-3FDLBM
I'm Leigh and I have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and awaiting a diagnosis of ADHD.
This channel is all about what it is like being an adult with autism, particularly what it is like to be a female on the spectrum. I'll be posting various videos about different aspects of autism.
Join in on the One Awesome Autistic world by hitting subscribe.
Artwork of me as Belle is by the awesome Abbie Stabby and you can find her here: ruclips.net/user/abbiestabby?fbclid=IwAR2HWO3CShnXOtxequfZcr-nyY1uDPnQMBpxu6pWLdb52EZpQkSe-3FDLBM
Goodbye For Now?
I am having to say goodbye for now and stop doing videos for a while. I have a lot of stresses happening in my life and I don't have the time to dedicate to doing the videos as I would like. I am hoping to be back at some point in the future and I will try and film stuff in the interim to show what I have been up to.
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When A Haircut Goes Wrong : Autism Vlog
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Apologies for the darkness of this video, I didn't realise until after filming that it's a little on the darker side but I didn't quite have the energy to re-film. I went to the hairdressers recently and had a bad haircut for the first time in well over a decade. They have told me they will sort it out for free but that requires me having time and energy to get back to them to have it sorted, h...
August 2022 Update : Autism Vlog
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I decided to do the August update early due to unintentionally disappearing for the past three weeks. I have had a lot going on, kept getting ill and everything got a little bit overwhelming so I took a break from everything. I am hoping that I am now in a better place to get a schedule on track and keep up with things
July 2022 Update : Autism Vlog
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It is monthly update time. Not a lot has really happened this month, simply getting on with things after the awful end to last month. Hopefully August will be better. Keep your fingers crossed for me that I can find a property to move into soon
New Noise Cancelling Headphones
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I treated myself to new headphones with noise cancelling and they have made my life so much easier because of how much of the noisy outside world they block out.
Meet Bertha : Why I Need A Walking Stick
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I would like to introduce you all to Bertha, my walking stick. If it wasn't for Bertha I don't think I would be able to get out of the house.
June 2022 Update : Autism Vlog : My World Turned Upside Down
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I have done the June update early so that I can talk about just one major upheaval in this video. The relationship I was in for over 3 years has ended quite suddenly. I'm not at the stage to talk about what happened, and I may never even talk about it just so I can keep some part of my life private. I'm not sure what is going to happen over the next few months but I have a lot to do as it has h...
I Got The Flu...And Then A Chest Infection
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I have been a bit absent recently because I managed to get the flu. It hit me quite quickly and quite harshly so I spent a week resting and it seemed to have gone...until 2 days later when I thought it was back. However, the symptoms were a bit different and it turned out to be a chest infection. Another week of sleeping on the sofa so I can sleep sitting up plus plenty of fluids and lozenges a...
May 2022 Autism Vlog : Migraines, Migraines and More Migraines
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I have had a lot happening this past month but it has all been overshadowed by the chronic migraines. Every time I get one my whole life is taken over by trying to shift it using a forehead stick, ibuprofen, plenty of fluids, listening to binaural beats etc
Autism and Fine Motor Skills
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Autistic people can struggle with their fine motor skills (using your hands for small tasks, such as writing) but no help is usually offered to autistic adults. Occupational therapy can be helpful to some people with issues with their fine motor skills and can be accessed via your GP In this video I have a bit of a ramble about it and show a couple of examples were my issues with my fine motor ...
What Is Social Prescribing?
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Social prescribers are able to help with other aspects of life that affect your health and you can access then via your Drs practice.
Still Recovering : Autism Vlog
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TRIGGER WARNING: I am talking about mental health, depression and also mention suicidal thoughts in this video so please don't watch if any of these are triggers for you. I stopped taking the medication I was given due to the side effects being too severe, in particular how it was affecting my heart but I am still recovering a week later. I can feel the difference between how bad I felt last we...
April 2022 Update : New Meds
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I have been put on new medication and it is affecting me quite badly. After filming this video the side effects I was experiencing got a lot worse and I stopped taking the tablets.
Why I Am The Way I Am In Videos
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Before I started doing these videos I never realised how much I move around when talking/can't seem to sit still and it is an obvious sign of my ADHD. I often also edit out huge rambles about pointless things and times when I just stare off into space
How The Social Model Would Benefit Autistic People
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In this video I give a brief description about what the social model of disability is, as well as the alternate medical model, and how this change in mindset can benefit autistic people
24 Hours with a Heart Monitor : Autistic Life
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24 Hours with a Heart Monitor : Autistic Life
March 2022 Update : Life of an Adult Autistic
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March 2022 Update : Life of an Adult Autistic
How to Wash Clothes Without a Washing Machine
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How to Wash Clothes Without a Washing Machine
Hair, health and Housing Update : Autistic Life
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Hair, health and Housing Update : Autistic Life
Does Tesco Quiet Hour Work? An Autistics Review
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Does Tesco Quiet Hour Work? An Autistics Review
A Day In The Life Of An Autistic Adult : Recovering From Covid
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A Day In The Life Of An Autistic Adult : Recovering From Covid
Why I Nearly Had A Breakdown : Autism Vlog
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Why I Nearly Had A Breakdown : Autism Vlog
How I Feel After Being Given an Eviction Notice : Autism Vlog
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How I Feel After Being Given an Eviction Notice : Autism Vlog
dont you just love this country, work and pay taxes and when you need help fek all 0 points, but criminal gangs manage to claim thousands of accounts for claimants that dont exist, what a bunch of fascists who love the power over people they should be helping.
Thank you so much! I am waiting for diagnosis in the Netherlands and not England, but this was still very insightful. I have no idea what to expect, and even though it will probably go a bit differently for me, your story is still very helpful to get a feeling for what diagnosis is like. You are awesome!
Ive just seen your channel im waiting for my tribunal after having a telephone review they have decided i have signicantly improved and took all mobility away. Went to MR nothing changed. Also because i dont have a choice i look after a disabled young adult daughter i cant be that disabled. Blatant discrimination Without help and support from friends and family it would be impossible. DWP are liars
I miss your crazy self! Love the videos # LYXBAG
I discovered the ADHD years after the autism. The problems I have almost all stem from autism. The ADHD gives traits that I sort of enjoy, and they aren't that extreme anyway.
Hi Leigh, hope your keeping well. Just got good news today regarding my PIP and decided to to share on here. Since I won my PIP Tribunal in October 2022, I have been receiving PIP until March 2024 when I had to Renew my claim for PIP, since this date I received zero, after sending in all papers along with the PIP questionnaire, I received a message with a link to a site to clarify my health details by answering questions by a AI system, which was very repetitive. Today my lovely wife phoned me from work to say she received a message on her phone saying "We have awarded you PIP. We have sent you a decision letter explaining the award. Please allow two weeks to receive this." When my wife called me on her break to say she has some very good news for me, I couldn't imagine it was regarding my PIP claim, as I thought I would have received a letter first, but since my wife used her phone number for all PIP updates instead of mine as she is acting on my behalf, I couldn't believe the good news, not just that I have been awarded PIP, but that I didn't have to go for a face-to-face or phone assessment like the last time. I don't know if I will be awarded the standard rate for both components as previously, or the enhanced rate, either way this is a huge victory and relieve for both me and my wife, as we share this torture that the DWP put us through. I just had to share this with others to show there is always hope however small. Now my wife and I can celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary in October of this year with fewer worries regarding the DWP. I do hope that my news can give other claimants who are applying for PIP, weather its a new claim or a renewal, that hope is always there however small. I wish the best of luck for those claiming PIP or similar benefits. Thanks Leigh for this great channel that helps us all who are in the web of the DWP. Your keen followers Colin & Luciana.
I'm also in England with autism, be my friend 😊
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Please anyone applying take note that Age Concern (if over 60) will help with the form. I had a lovely woman come to my house and fill in the form for me and then she posted it off. I had a good interview 3 weeks later and then 2 weeks after that i won standard everyday tasks and enhanced mobility. I am so lucky as it was really painless and Age Concern were brilliant.
Do you need to pay advocates?
Yes I help people get their pip awards. I am myself sick and was awarded pip 9 days after the assessment. All the people I help get awarded pip. You simply have to understand the system.
Your video is so helpful as I have a assessment on 30th April 2023. I resignate so much with your story.
This country exists to take tax from us not give us anything. Scumbags are DWP
I have just gotten my Tribunal appeal decision, i was given 11 points for daily living and 18 points for mobility the Judge back dated it five years. I am glad that it is over for now.
@Ste-sh4vt Hi it took just over four weeks for the money to be put into my bank.
did you know that you can do this tribunal by video and you can also ask your representative to attend on your behalf? As these are allowable reasonable adjustments, maybe you can combine both but if you do not ask you will not get, so i would do a video or ask someone to speak on my behalf, as it is a court process and people have lawyers and when people go to court and the lawyer talks to the court, so same idea get an advocate to talk on your behalf, remove nerves and stress in your life
hi i started my pip claim in november 2023 as i have autisum for my whole life but i did pip bc i dont a assesment to confirm if i acctually do have autisum i had to meet 5 grades if i got 4 im not but i got all 5 i had to waited until 28th november to sent my form as i was waiting for the autisum letter to confirm for proof that i am i sent it in and i had a phone call on feb 1st 9am it took 1 hour as i have problem with learning socialising with others metting people problem traveling going out also Anxiety they said you will get a letter take up to 6 weeks to see if i got it FROM your experience do you thibk i got it the person on phone was nice but first time i done it
Thank you for this review - it's really appreciated! (Hannnah, from Stickman Communications)
It's controversial because it shows the link between austism and biological roots of gender?
No simon simply does not know autistic people at all.
@@theautisticpage how can he not know something he studied?
@@joshtapiwa541 Good question. The fact is his guesses are NOT in any way consistent with the autistic experience. The autistic community often STRONGLY disagrees with his "studies". In fact it appears that he has never met an autistic person according to his "findings."
It is good to stay healthy I hope you're doing incredible wherever you are!
Well done you ❤❤
Hi im currently waiting for my pip claim to come in ive got acute psychosis mental health its just a nervous wait they said i will know within 8 weeks
Thank you so much for this video, you have explained so much that I have not been able to get elsewhere, such as getting an advocate and tips on how to answer questions that truly reflect the effects of doing an activity. You are most certainly awesome.
i have arthritis in both knees and one ankle, i suffer with apnea and sleep with a cpap, i suffer pstd after i found my mum on the floor shortly before she passed away. i am 52 years old and have never been unemployed or claimed any benefits in my life. im getting hammered by the costs of taxis home (as im in agony by then) from work and the more expensive shoes and socks i need to support with my pain i suffer flashbacks of the image of my mum being lay there and i blame myself for not being there. i am constantly exhausted from lack of sleep and my life is an endless circle of work fighting fatigue and suffering panic attacks. i sleep on a mattress on the floor as the machine im on keeps my partner up at night. i scored 4 points and am now awaiting my appeal. Pip would change everything as i could reduce my working hours, get a camp bed and a safer way to cook, i can use the time i gain to exercise more and seek therapy i don't expect i will win however as the system isnt fair
I would never let my partner sleep on a mattress on the floor knowing how much pain they were in. I would be on the mattress. That really upset me.
I'm sorry to hear about your accident , I hope that you have recovered & that your feeling better .
Winning page! I am entertained you are an entertainer! I can see your passion its abundant! Very explosive channel. Here is my help help! I'll leave the door on the latch if you ever comeback?
Appeals are just as bad, my missus has been through the appeals tribunal process twice over 5 years and two claims both refused outright by the DWP and the silent assassins in the tribunal. Both times her representative not allowed to speak on her behalf even though she struggles to communicate She's autistic, has NF and various other mental and physical health diagnoses. Once the the tribunal says no there's naff all you can do. She's now suicidal.
Hi, I am having tribunal in March this year. I am just wondering, when they asked you the questions are they going to ask you what is the evidence for whatever you’re saying or are they looking for it? I believe mine are linked in one of the forms from the mandatory reconsideration but I’m just scared I won’t be able to concentrate on everything as I get very anxious and I have different reports from different specialist that maybe repeat the same information about how my disability affects me
Don't get your hopes up at the tribunal they are silent assasins that seem nice and supposedly impartial but they are in the pockets of DWP.
I've been filling out a PIP application for depression and anxiety recently and I'm absolutely dreading the assessment.
U get it?
It was lovely to win my very difficult and emotional tribunal back in late October. When I finally got the backdated PIiP in my account on the 28th of December that the DWP owed me, it was lovely and came at a great time to finish one year and start a new one financially better off which made Christmas and the new year for both my lovely wife Luciana. Receiving around £7800, made me have a little part for once. Also my wife and I applied for UC which we will get around £400 a month that will help towards the rent and bills, taking the strain of my wife needing to pay for all. Good luck to all who maybe facing a review or Tribunal to get what is rightly theirs. The best of luck to everybody this year, 2023.
congrats on the outcome, how long was your payment backdated?
@@gplan4049 Think it was just over 12 months, have to check 😊
@@ColinRussianForce was you on standard rate pip before the outcome and they awarded you high ?or you didn't receive pip at all before the tribunal?
@@gplan4049 I wasn’t on any benefit since 2018 when I was receiving ESA, still having to pay back a few years of ESA as they said I wasn’t entitled too, it’s a long story, but they moved me from DLA to ESA when it should have been PIP. Anyway I won the tribunal in October and they awarded me the slandered rate, which am happy with after years without a penny. Also now getting UC that helps both myself and my lovely supportive wife.
@@ColinRussianForcehi mate how long did it take them to pay you the back pay ? I won my tribunal last week. Did you get anything in writing of how much etc ? Thanks
Good luck getting disability in Australia in 2010 64 % of cases were approved and in 2021 25% were only approved!
Thank God for Universal Credit.!!!
I get DLA and I have been in receipt of pip for ten years, I am not going to list my illnesses, let’s just say they are life changing. My partner died last year and before he dies he told me to always take my brace of my knee and make sure that they can see my leg deformity, as soon as I did this there were literally no questions asked I am now on long term I suppose I get to my retirement. I will always wear the leg brace but I will take it off if I have to get a review. I must admit that a cleaner and home shopping wouldn’t be top of my list. I clean and shop myself and have full mobility payment. This is the difference between people, some people still try, my daughter also has invisible disabilities plus life limiting illness. This is why people are so put through hoops!
We're still waiting for my 16 yr old daughters PIP tribunal date. It's been months. I hope they haven't forgotten her. They have only given her 2 points for the social thing with her Autism. She can't use buses, but because I made the mistake of saying when she was first diagnosed autistic in 2019 that she could use the train if I literally put her on it & she got off & back on at the same place & I met her this end, they didn't give her any points for that. If a train had been cancelled or changed platform, she would have been stuffed! She was also turned down at her Work capability appointment recently for limited working. She works part time & can't cope with working full time. But they don't believe that. Was hoping she would at least be able to get some Universal credit top up. It's not her fault she can't work full time. Whenever she has tried she leaves after a day as it's too much for her & she ended up on antidepressants & signed off work again. But they will push her back into full time work at this rate because she wants a better income, then the cycle will continue I just know it. How long do they make you wait for the PIP tribunal? x
Be careful when dealing with any government office .be well prepared it's a game of nerves to prepare .they can be ruthless
They ABSOLUTELY 💯 must be ruthless it's the taxes of gard working people that are paying for this.l am sick to death of paying for people to sit around on benefits becuse they are adducts or alcoholics or have drug induced phycosis. Or they are depressed and anxious. You know who is depressed and anxious people who work hard pay taxes fir people that ABSOLUTELY don't deserve it!!@
The welfare rights never turned up
Bunch dead beats waiting free shit take care of your damn self
DAM ! YOU DESERVE A THOUSAND LIKES AT LEAST. Your comment is so spot on! I can't believe there is an organisation called ," welfare rights". Since when is welfare a RIGHT!!
@@galegrazutis964 I guess you think its okay to take hard working people's money to give it to pepole that won't get thier ass a feed cat don't hunt
@@endoftherope Did you actually read my comment l was COMPLETELY on your side!
@@galegrazutis964 sorry read it about five minutes after I woke up gusee I read it wrong
@@endoftherope NO problem 😊👌
I was in a kangeroo court and denied my benefit despite having a heart attack
I have applied for this (PIP), I am badly covid vaccine injured and not able to work at all now - I have been put on LCWRA (Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity) in addition to UC, and I've been advised to apply for PIP. I applied in September 2022. Am I expecting a long delay do you think? I understand its changed.
Top tip. If someone is not helpful when your asking for advice ask for somebody else
You are an inspiration🙏
It doesn’t matter how many appeals they will fail you anyway like me with major spine problems and a hole in my back and I’m housebound to
I'm so glad to hear you managed to win your tribunal - I have a work capability assessment coming up on the 20th and I'm bricking it, even though it's being done over the phone.
Don't worry be prepared as they are .to try and stop your claim
That's better but tell them you cannot stay on phone as it's again a trap if you can answer phone for period of time then you can work in call centres ok .be careful of this trap .
I want to ask if the tribunal made any recommendations to the DWP about when your award needs to be reviewed. I had my first claim awarded after MR. At the second review, a couple of years later, the case was due to go to Tribunal. I had a date for tribunal but DWP phoned the day before and said they would reinstate, and backdate, my award. I accepted although I had a choice to go to tribunal anyway. I wonder if there was something I missed about the powers of tribunal that might have helped. I'm partly paralysed from a spinal injury. There's no way my condition can improve, yet DWP continue to review and assess me every couple of years. This seems harrassing and unnecessary. I've just completed yet another review form. I've no idea if DWP will carry on messing me about. So, I wondered if you thought the tribunal was a better process to go through. It sounds much more transparent.
The gamble you take with going to tribunal is that they could award you with less points and you could get less money. The best thing would be to get more professional advice. Check if your local council has a welfare rights department (you can do this by sending an email to their generic email address) or contact citizens advice. If you have something that is going to make your health worse over time then it is worth having the reviews to be able to get more points and more money, if you're already on the highest amount then the reviews are unnecessary so then it is worth finding out if you can get the reviews scrapped
@@oneawesomeautistic6342 I'm on the high rate mobility and standard care. The important thing, for me, is to get this settled. So I can plan my life in a sensible way. The first time they stopped payments during the appeal, they told me that I had no right to use my blue badge any more. So I didn't leave the house for 6 months. They reinstated the money, but they can't put right the fact that my life was on hold while they made up their minds. It's the fact that they can do this every two years that angers me. Thanks for your reply. I'll check out welfare rights.
@@GlasPthalocyanine Do you have any support form Adult Social Services? If not, these might be a good place to turn to for a support worker as well. Even if it is someone to help for a few hours a week it is someone that then can put more supporting evidence on your behalf about daily struggles. I am sure that there is a long-term decision that they can make about your PIP so that you don't have to keep having reviews
@@oneawesomeautistic6342 I've been helped by Adult Social Services with practical equipment like a bath lift. I live with my husband and adult children. I get lots of help day to day. For this review, I did complete the form a little differently. This is the first time that I persuaded my husband to write down everything that he does for me, every day as my main carer. I also included some parts of my medical records that the DWP won't have seen before. That includes the consultant's assessment of my level of disability before and after surgery, as well as follow up appointments and physio. When the neurologist did the surgery, he was quite clear that I was unlikely to recover my previous level of ability, and I didn't. It's only the DWP that seem surprised that you can't regenerate a new spinal cord. What worries me is that I'm not currently seeing any health professional as a regular patient. Why would I? I don't use pain killers. There isn't a cure. So, there's nothing I need to bother my GP about. That's my main concern. The DWP might assume that you must have fully recovered if you aren't always pestering your GP.
Hello what happens after the form then what things do there do after that what equipment do there use then what kind of stuff do there do in the assessment then
Thank you for sharing your experience, it helped me a lot. Today as in 31,October, I attended my PIP Tribunal which was pure torture because my health condition is Social Anxiety Disorder, so facing the Judge, Doctor and two other people, one by my side who was from the DWP, put me in panic, leaving me crying and shaking almost all of the time that seemed to have no end with one question after another. When the tribunal was over I was asked to wait in another room for a few minutes before being called back in and told I have won the appeal, which for both myself and my lovely wife who was my representative, left us both feeling a great relief with much emotion. Was explained that I would receive the standard rate for both Mobility and Daily living, back dated from March 2021 and would continue to receive until March 2024 before being assessed again. Still can’t believe I won, not just receiving what am entitled too, but also beating the DWP.
Hi Colin just recently had my PiP tribunal after scoring 6 points on daily living which equals to no support, i had the cab involved on my case as it was a long process and i was assured i should have got more points, the tribunal went along with assessors report however i did qualify for the low level mobility component which i didnt get through the assessment, i felt i should have atleast got the minium points for the care component as my condition revolves around mental health, im fed up
@@Taz4u12k4 Hi Tahir, I’m so sorry to hear about how the Tribunal agreed with the assessors report, they can be as bad as the assessors as I found out on my very first Tribunal years ago. The low level mobility component isn’t enough for you to live on considering your condition. It’s seems to be harder to score points for mental health and believe they should have a separate questionnaire for this. When I failed a few years ago at my tribunal, I wrote not just to my local MP but also the Prime Minister, who I believe had some effect as a week or so later I got a letter from the DWP awarding me my payment, not sure how it worked out at the time but I remember I continued with my benefit. So maybe you could try doing the same as your in your right to do this and have a chance of things being overturned in your favour. I know how stressful this is for you as I have been through this over and over many times before wanting to give up on life, but with my wife’s support I was able to continue the fight to get what I was rightfully entitled too. Take care Tahir, and the best of luck. Colin
@@ColinRussianForce cheer mate i really do appreciate it, ive already got the cab involved and see if their anything they can do to it i already had to go through esa tribunal which i did win was a nightmare so i didnt bother with pip after that experience im just dreading another assessment
@@ColinRussianForce i got some advice from regarding pip discriptors for the cooking part they should have scored me 4 points as i dont use the cooker no more, i burn the fryer and fortunately for me i did have family members present, i also had a doctors medical evidence to back this up and still they denied it me, unfortunately the cab who delt with my case wont be able to help further so ive decided to leave it as it is my health is more important
I wasn't told on the day. I'm waiting the letter.
well done am going to a tribunal as well waiting for a date
Its 10 months since I first applied for pip. I'm at the last stage now. I got 0 points the first time and 2 points on the reconsideration. Now waiting on the tribunal. After a bone marrow transplant and many years of building my immune system, I finally got back to work. 1 year later covid happened and I've been in isolation since. Confined to a 1 bed flat and completely on my own. Too scared and anxious to socialise out of fear of catching covid. After everything I've been through I have never been as depressed and anxious as I am waiting on this tribunal. I really doubt I will get it and kinda just wish I never bothered.
Please tell us how it went, I hope you are well.
Hey thank you for sharing this information. I want to take DWP to tribunal. How can I start the process what is court called? Do i need lawyer? Thank you
Just a couple of days after watching this and ive just had a little cry cuz head so bad. Hurts eyes nose, connects to stomach just awful
Random noise makes me ill, so children jumping out on me, sqealing being jumpy, i get ill straight away ptsd or something. Ive started to have christmas day largely on my own, its a longish day but surprisingly very normal without all the hype