Do you know much about mobility allowance?
Sorry it wont allow me to PM you?

(01-21-2010 11:52 PM)Lea89x Wrote:  Do u know much about mobility allowence?
Sorry it wont allow me to PM you?

Hi,
Mobility is something i should be able to help you with.
If you also take a look in my signature you will see we have started a campaign to reduce the age that mobility is paid.
We also recently go the mobility award on first time of trying for our son....

What would you like to know,fire away and lets see what we can do for you

(I am going to rename this thread to Mobility advice so people searching know what it is)

(01-21-2010 11:55 PM)Daniel Wrote:  

(01-21-2010 11:52 PM)Lea89x Wrote:  Do u know much about mobility allowence?
Sorry it wont allow me to PM you?

Hi,
Mobility is something i should be able to help you with.
If you also take a look in my signature you will see we have started a campaign to reduce the age that mobility is paid.
We also recently go the mobility award on first time of trying for our son....

What would you like to know,fire away and lets see what we can do for you

(I am going to rename this thread to Mobility advice so people searching know what it is)

Ok no problem.. just needed to grab ur attention

Just a few Qs realy..

Q1. Is it true you can only claim mobility if your child is physicly disabled (eg Cant walk) reason i ask is we been told it will only be rewarded if the person claiming cant walk freely, yet a friend of ours in hes 40s gets mobility yet he can walk so we just confused on how it stands when claiming for children?

Q2. We currently recieve high rate care for our child, is it true is we apply for Mobility and get turned down, they may well reduce our care component?

Q3. If the answer to Q1 is anyone who claims DLA and requires extra help when getting around, but can still walk etc.. Does it mean they will take into concideration that the child can walk but needs extra help getting to and from places (inc appointments etc)

Q4. Whats the best way to apply for Mobility?

thanks xx

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You still here Daniel?
(This post was last modified: 01-22-2010 12:33 AM by Lea89x.)

Question one:
Is it true you can only claim mobility if your child is physicly disabled (eg Cant walk) reason i ask is we been told it will only be rewarded if the person claiming cant walk freely, yet a friend of ours in hes 40s gets mobility yet he can walk so we just confused on how it stands when claiming for children?
The rules on this do vary as such.
Your freind maybe able to walk but have to stop or be in pain when walking.
What disabilities does your child have and how does it affect him?

Question Two
Q2. We currently recieve high rate care for our child, is it true is we apply for Mobility and get turned down, they may well reduce our care component?
I wont lie to you this can happen!
The reason for this is sometimes people can fill the form in diffrently to the previous application and miss information out and therefore the person who decides on if to award see's a diffrent claim and awards a lesser award

Question Three

Q3. If the answer to Q1 is anyone who claims DLA and requires extra help when getting around, but can still walk etc.. Does it mean they will take into concideration that the child can walk but needs extra help getting to and from places (inc appointments etc
Disability living allowance is not awarded on the basis of attending medical appointments and such like but is bases solely on mobility needs.
It can seem unfair but if your child does have mobility issues then you will get the help to get to appointments anyway through use of the mobility allowance.

Let me know what disabilities your child has and the age and what problems your child may have with walking such as walking but with pain,walking but always falling over.
Another example children with autism who do not have walking issues can claim mobility if they are classed as severly mentally imparied so there are a few ways to explore.

Hi there..
Its my stepson, who lives with us full time..

*Hes 5 on the 31st Jan (few days away),
*He has severe global development delay which causes learning difficulties (this resulted in him being kept back a year in school..so instead of him going into full time receoption sept 09 he went into full time nursery were he requires a 1to1 support worker),
*He is speach & Langauge delayed,
*Has Glue ear (which may be effecting hes speach),
*He has flat feet (hospital fitted insoles) but he tends to fall more often than normal children, and alot of the time asks to be picked up (may be in pain but doesnt communicate so well to say hes discomforts) but he does find it hard to climb stairs & cant jump,
*He has a hole in hes heart (never had to have heart operations tho.. thankfully) but this also causes hes heart murmor.
*He often doesnt know whats going on around him, therefoire can be a danger to himself and others and needs alot more supervision then other children hes age when out and about..
*He doesnt understand the dangers around him when out and will often try to run free (in roads, infront of moving swings etc)
*Has severe behavior problems, (No diagnosis as to why)
*He has traces of sleep apneoa..&sometimes stops breathing whilst asleep. (requires attention at night sometimes)
*Potty trained during the day but in nappys through the night and sometimes smears hes waste (which also requires attention during the night)

They havent yet given us a diagnosis, as has answers as of yet so under going more tests, but we currently have often appointments with..
Alder hey childrens hospital, Pysiotherapist, ocupationaltherapist, Paediatrition, speach therapist, hearing clinic, the school nurse re: waste smearing & the local hospital.

I think... thats everything... Sorry its so long

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Oh and i forgot.. he recently just had a MRI brain scan done (Had meningitus at birth so was seeing if this had damaged the brain causing the problems) but test came back quite clear..
Paediatrition said it showed he has a scar on the brain (but its just like having a scar on ur hand yet ur hands fully functional) but there is little pockets in the scar containing fluid which causes hypoactivity..

(But again we dont know what this relates to, or whats going to happen next)

Our paediatrition thought our son was autistic, and was going to send for a test but when she seen him last she choose against it as our son has eye contact and will sometimes try to focus and communicate (not many can understand the few words he can say though)..
But shes over concerned about hes severe behaviour problems as he always trashes her consultation room and finds it hard to play with other children (last time we took our 2yr old daughter, he tried to hit her over the head with a chair)
(This post was last modified: 01-22-2010 09:25 AM by Lea89x.)