Autism and PIP Renewal

can anyone tell me if they have had a decision after submitting a Renewal form? Did you have to have a face to face interview?

Hello Gordon. Our son refuses any contact with medical people and has only seen our GP once in the last 2 years due to increased anxiety and depression. His meds were doubled in dose. This was the first time the GP met him and so she's clueless as to how his autism affects him daily. I have his original diagnosis, the OT assessment that confirms that he has severe motor impairment 5th percentile. He no longer is under the care of CAMHS. I do have a copy of his Disabled Student Grant that confirms his difficulties and the support he requires in college. That was dated 2017. All his reports state that he is unlikely to change in any significant way but they are dated 2011 when we applied for DLA, in 2015 he then went onto PIP until March 2020 - this was a paper based assessment as they were informed that face to face would cause him significant psychological distress

I’ve got autism - one time I had a paper based review and once a face to face - even with a letter from my go and psych saying it would not be good for me mentally . There is no real guessing what the DWP will say or do.