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What does "overall severe disability is unlikely in the area of personal action" mean?

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  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,903 Forumite
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    Liz484 wrote: »
    What does "overall severe disability is unlikely in the area of personal action" mean?
    For your son it means the following is unlikely to be the case.


    People with severe and profound learning disability are unlikely to be able to learn .... Activity 13: Initiating and completing personal action (which means planning, ... to the extent that overall day to day life is made significantly more difficult.
  • Liz484
    Liz484 Posts: 59 Forumite
    Thank you. I'm confused by the assessors report.
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,903 Forumite
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    Liz484 wrote: »
    Thank you. I'm confused by the assessors report.
    If the assessors report recommends LCWRA Limited capability for work related activity then that's Support Group. You just need to wait for the decision, but they mostly go with that.



    Really all that matters is that he's placed in the right group.
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