Dyslexia and benefits

sproggi

Just a guess,but, spld = specific learning difficulty (dyslexia) as opposed to a general learning difficulty.

Sproggi

stephanie123_2

hi sproggi it as been recommnded in the report that she uses coloured overlays

thanks for your advise

mclaren_2

i dont think there is anyway to get DLA or anyother benifits for being dyslexic. i am dyslexic, and i know i dont have such benifits. not applyed, never thought about it as a disibility before.

DLA is for those who have some kinda physical or mental problem - dyslexia dosnt come in this section.

on another note - i do know that i am entitled to help with buying certain materials (blue tinted glasses etc..)

donnalove

hi stephanie123

I get dla for my daughter she is dyslexic but she also had a lot of other problems with self esteem which effected her selfcare.
there is no harm in applying for dla.
I am lucky she has been statemented for hers as she is still at school so was a bit easier.


i'd also like to ask sproggi how did you get dla for husband, my husband is dyslexic also(thats how i recognised my daughter) but has no written evidence from docs or anything he cant read or write i have to deal with all household bills finances ect, was he diagnosed when he was younger?? or have he been diagnosed as he got older.I would be really interested to know as he can't go for job interviews or anything as he can't fill in application forms and is limited to what he can do, he is very good with cars though and this has been his trade for over 20 years.

singlehouseholder

Hey Donnalove, your hubby could get help with his reading and writing. If he has experience, and 20years is blimmin good experience, it seems a shame that his reading/writing is a barrier. I posted earlier, as both my brothers are dyslexic, they found work through agency's has your hhuby considered that option. My bro's are the same, unable to fill out an appy form, they get there b's & d's the wrong way, reading is a huge problem for them.Once they got their foot in the door though, and showed their employers how hard they could work, they were taken on. Good luck, crying shame if someone with 20yrs experience of the trade can no longer find work within it.

Sallys_Savings

Hi,
have the college mentioned anything about additional time for any exams that she will take, or having a reader? They probably have but I just wanted to make sure that you were aware that it is possible.

My son has just been diagnosed with dyslexia by the army and they have given him 20% additional time for any written exams. :j
We just can't understand how he has gone through all of his school life without even being tested. :mad:

We have been parents that have been continually going into school asking for help but it was never given. We paid for extra private lessons for four years (at quite an expense to us..which I don't begrudge him in the slightest but something that he should of been getting at school all that time). I went in on two occasions mentioning dyslexia and the third when the private teacher thought that he may of been dyslexia and eventhen the school kept saying no he hadn't and wouldnt even test him.

I felt really let down by the school...I know it must be a very difficult job and that some children are bound to slip through the net...but even so I was really disappointed.

I had always thought my daughter was dyslexic too and now that I went in with guns ablazing :eek: (even frightened myself lol) and demanded it... she is now being tested.:j

I felt that I had let down my son ....being a mother I should of caused more of a fuss. I just thought they knew best.
I feel guilty for him not receiving the help he should of got...no wonder in his last year of school he didn't have any enthusiasm and it was such a struggle to get him to even go to school..he must of been finding it really difficult.

Hes now 19 and in the army training to be in the parachute regiment :A and I'm extremely proud of his achievements.
I'm just so glad that the army picked it up. He had failed a written examination and the sergent couldnt understand how he had failed it as he had only been working the day before with him and knew he knew the work involved in the test. He was then promptly tested and two days later took the exam again with the extra time and he passed :beer: If it hadnt been picked up on it could of lost him his dream as he wouldnt of been able to complete the course.

Sorry to rant on .........good luck to your daughter.

sproggi

donnalove wrote:

hi stephanie123

I get dla for my daughter she is dyslexic but she also had a lot of other problems with self esteem which effected her selfcare.
there is no harm in applying for dla.
I am lucky she has been statemented for hers as she is still at school so was a bit easier.


i'd also like to ask sproggi how did you get dla for husband, my husband is dyslexic also(thats how i recognised my daughter) but has no written evidence from docs or anything he cant read or write i have to deal with all household bills finances ect, was he diagnosed when he was younger?? or have he been diagnosed as he got older.I would be really interested to know as he can't go for job interviews or anything as he can't fill in application forms and is limited to what he can do, he is very good with cars though and this has been his trade for over 20 years.

When OH moved in with me, he had to change doctors and his new doctor sent him for an assesment. The assesment tested a range of things including short term memory, long term memory, number skills (inc. money and basic math) and visual memory. His results ranged from learning difficulty to severe learning difficulty and, putting it nicely, his I.Q was a long way off of double figures. He can sign his name slowly, sometimes making mistakes, but that is all.
I had already applied for DLA for him on the grounds that he suffers from epilepsy and was having night time sezures, they granted low rate care for that because he needed 'some help during the night'.
Armed with the report from his assesment and the backing of his g.p, I applied for an increase in his DLA on the grounds that he could not read his mail,manage his money(all money is paid to me on his behalf), would not be able to find his way around if he was in a place that was unfamiliar to him (he cannot read signs), cannot read a recipe or instructions on a packet to cook for himself, etc basically anything that involves reading or money. I photo copied his assesment letter and then sent it all in. He was then granted middle rate care and low rate mobility.

I think you would probably need someone like his g.p to support you if you apply as there would be no medical evidence to prove that you are telling the truth.

Sproggi

sproggi

A link for the Disabled Students' Allowance which is the one that lewt mentioned is:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/DisabledPeople/EducationAndTraining/HigherEducation/HigherEducationArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10034898&chk=/TVu79

It mentions dyslexia as being a qualifying condition so I am going to check it out for my daughter.

Sproggi

lewt

thanks for that sroggy i will have a go

sproggi

Sallys_Savings wrote:

Hes now 19 and in the army training to be in the parachute regiment :A and I'm extremely proud of his achievements.
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That's fantastic news Sally:T It shows what a wonderful job you have done raising your son, he has succeeded despite everything that life has thrown at him, an attitude that he would have got from you:T :T

Sproggi