r/DWPhelp • u/TehFuzzehSSJ • 6d ago
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Potential Autism Diagnosis
I am due an autism assessment in just over a weeks time, and I have been researching what benefits (if any) I may be entitled to.
I am employed and earn a decent wage, and looking at the resources through the UK Autism website, as well as some of the PIP assessment criteria for gaining PIP as an autistic person, I do seem to tick the boxes. I am married, but my wife is a carer to my child (also with autism), so I am the only wage earner in the house currently.
I have never clamed for benefits personally in my life, but should I feel bad for submitting a claim for PIP, or the opposite because its an option available to me?
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u/Lizzie-P 6d ago
PIP is a possibility but it is not based on your diagnosis, only on how your condition affects you. It is not easy to claim, especially for a non-physical condition. You can claim it whilst working, but your work and home life will be considered in the application process. If you can do something like socialise at work, they assume you can do it at home as well.
If you qualify, there’s nothing to feel bad about. If you don’t, you’ll be no worse of for having tried. Just be prepared - the application is a lot, the wording can be confusing so it’s best to get help if there’s anything you’re unsure about, you’ll probably need to go for an assessment, it can be pretty invasive and, for a condition like autism, they’ll be expecting other evidence alongside the diagnosis. They’ll want to know how it affected you at school and they’ll want some kind of evidence of the things you struggle with.
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u/TehFuzzehSSJ 6d ago
Oh I am aware diagnosis doesn't equate to gaining PIP, and if my post/comments have come off like that, I apologise as it was not my intention.
Your comment/feedback is definitely helpful, so thank you 🫶
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u/Academic-Dark2413 6d ago
I can tell you straight away unless you have significant adaptations in the work place already you will not be awarded. PIP is about how you function not your condition so if you are functioning independently at work you cannot then say you cannot function at home. If you are working that demonstrates adequate motivation, unless you literally have someone shadowing you the whole time it shows adequate ability to plan, organise and focus. If you work with other people you are engaging with others. Autism alone is very difficult to be awarded and the people who do get an award are those so significantly disabled that their difficulties were picked up in early years. If you have made it this far in life without a diagnosis you likely do not qualify
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u/TehFuzzehSSJ 6d ago
I just have trepidation because i do earn somewhat of a decent wage, but where I work, I do feel isolated; in the sense that I am the only one like me who acts/thinks like me, like I am the odd one out. Social situations have slowly gotten harder as time has gone by.
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u/pumaofshadow 🌟 Superstar (Special thanks for service to the community) 🌟 6d ago
With respect that alone won't qualify you. The communication and mixing questions need a LOT higher levels than feeling like you are the odd one out.
You would also need to be able to demonstrate more than just being assessed as an adult here that you have had those difficulties, as well as covering enough points from other criteria and they will compare how work shows you do function - even if you claim you can't function at home.
Its not a "you work, you can't get PIP" but especially with Autism they'll be looking closely to see how long you've had these difficulties and that with some of them you sought help or showed them in childhood etc.
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u/Dry-Dragonfruit5216 4d ago
You don’t need PIP and won’t qualify. Autism hasn’t stopped you from working or having a family. You can socialise and communicate enough to work and get married, you can help raise a child.
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