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5 years 5 months ago #221549 by KeithH
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Apologies if this is answered elsewhere. My daughter has been called for her assessment ahead of me. One of the questions worrying her is the one about planning a journey - we are confused as a number of people have indicated that this refers to your mental capacity to plan a journey; not your physical capability. She has a degree so can quite easily tell you how to get somewhere but without her car would be completely unable to do so! Are we understanding this correctly?
Secondly; her form has to be returned by 7 December - we had no idea it would be this quick so we cannot get professional support evidence in time - do you have any idea how to get around this please? Her consultant would be unlikely to produce something within a few weeks for us!
Thank you so much - we confess to Panic!
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Secondly; her form has to be returned by 7 December - we had no idea it would be this quick so we cannot get professional support evidence in time - do you have any idea how to get around this please? Her consultant would be unlikely to produce something within a few weeks for us!
Thank you so much - we confess to Panic!
Keith
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5 years 5 months ago #221582 by Gordon
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The Going Out activity looks at three things, physical issues will not be directly considered.
Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning.
Undertaking a Journey - this is to do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there problems; cognitive, sensory or mental health issues that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact, if you cannot undertake a journey then you will not score points for following one and vice versa.
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The Going Out activity looks at three things, physical issues will not be directly considered.
Planning a route - this is primarily a cognitive or sensory (e.g. blindness) activity. You are being asked about the problems you would have with working out how to get from one place to another, you do not need to be able to follow the route that you are planning.
Undertaking a Journey - this is to do with mental health issues such as agoraphobia and social anxiety and is concerned with you leaving the house to go somewhere, they will be interested in the things that stop you doing this. You need to show that you would suffer "overwhelming psychological distress" to meet the criteria.
Following a route - This activity about the problems you would have navigating a route. So are there problems; cognitive, sensory or mental health issues that would prevent you from doing this? This is different from undertaking a journey, in fact, if you cannot undertake a journey then you will not score points for following one and vice versa.
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5 years 5 months ago #221732 by KeithH
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Thank you for responding so quickly Gordon. I am so sorry as we are still a little confused -
My daughter uses a wheelchair and crutches but can walk no more than the 20 metres stipulated. She cannot use public transport as without her car she would be unable to reach the nearest station and once there it is not accessible. Would the fact she drives mark her down in some way as presumable she would answer correctly that she can indeed plan a journey although not necessarily undertake it? Not sure if that makes sense.
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My daughter uses a wheelchair and crutches but can walk no more than the 20 metres stipulated. She cannot use public transport as without her car she would be unable to reach the nearest station and once there it is not accessible. Would the fact she drives mark her down in some way as presumable she would answer correctly that she can indeed plan a journey although not necessarily undertake it? Not sure if that makes sense.
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5 years 5 months ago #221743 by Gordon
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She is not going to score for physical issues with the Going Out activity.
So where you mention problems with Public Transport, these are all physical according to your post, those assessing her will only be looking at issues such as a cognitive problem that prevents a claimant understanding what bus to take, as an example, or someone with a sensory issue who can't read a timetable or Social Anxiety that means they can't mix with other people on a bus.
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She is not going to score for physical issues with the Going Out activity.
So where you mention problems with Public Transport, these are all physical according to your post, those assessing her will only be looking at issues such as a cognitive problem that prevents a claimant understanding what bus to take, as an example, or someone with a sensory issue who can't read a timetable or Social Anxiety that means they can't mix with other people on a bus.
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