Autist guides-DLA [A UK benefit]

This guide is just a basic understanding of DLA,the technical stuff is here:
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DLA [Disability Living Allowance] is the disability benefit designed to pay for all the things that disability needs,it is made up of different parts/component.

They are supposed to look at the impairments,before the labels-which also means those who are not diagnosed with a disability can get DLA as long as the problems have been noted by doctors.
This also means that just because some is diagnosed with autism/as/pddnos,it doesn't give them automatic right to DLA,as someone may have an ASD but not be impaired enough to be classed as disabled and get DLA.

There is the care component-which has Low/Middle/High rates,and there is the mobility component which has only low/high.

Under care,high rate is given to those with the most severe/life affecting impairments which requires full night and day care,middle rate is given to those who do not need night and day care,and low rate is for those who have less impairment still.

The mobility component does not mean only those who have problems with walking physically,
but for those who might have problems getting out and about for any reason related to their impairments.

Low rate mobility covers from mild to severe impairment because there is no middle rate.
High rate mobility covers profound impairment,and is very very difficult to get on even though it's supposed to cover non physical problems,they're very biased if are not a wheel chair user.
If think needs are profound,and want to try for HRM,get as much backup from specialists,
paramedic reports [if have any that are related to the impairments]the NAS-if a service user of them,social services-if a service user of them,support staff,doctors etc-as many letters can get as possible.

It took staff three refusals and a huge amount of backup to get am on HRM-the NAS support staff and bosses had added to it,they said they do not understand Autism,and unless a wheel chair user,they make it very difficult to get it even if own needs are profound.



Autists who have severe enough impairment, may want to look at getting:
*Motability
-A service for those with high rate mobility,they provide a car [chosen by the user] and insurance [can be open insurance for support staff to be the drivers,or whoever are driven by]-the user pays only partly for it using some or all of their HRM component,depending on how good the car was.
They will change it for a new car every three years.

*Blue Badge parking permit
Quite a lot of Autist difficulties and issues can make a blue badge parking permit a life saver,or at the very least-safe from injury,definitely worth having if need it.
Possible to get without high rate mobility.