Claim PIP for ADHD

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Daily living

1. Preparing food

For example, you may need supervision because you are easily distracted, so you start to cook a meal but then become hyper-focused on something else, leaving pans to burn or food to get cold in the microwave.

Procrastination linked to ADHD may mean you keep putting off preparing food until you are so hungry that you just eat whatever is quickest, like a bowl of cereal, so you need prompting to prepare a meal.

1a. Can prepare and cook a simple meal unaided. (0 points)

1b. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal. (2 points)

1c. Cannot cook a simple meal using a conventional cooker but is able to do so using a microwave. (2 points)

1d. Needs prompting to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal. (2 points)

1e. Needs supervision or assistance to either prepare or cook a simple meal. (4 points)

1f. Cannot prepare and cook food. (8 points)

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2. Taking nutrition

For example, you may need an aid such as an alarm function on your phone to remind you to eat and drink regularly.

Due to a short attention span or becoming easily distracted, you may struggle to finish a meal unless someone prompts you to eat it.

2a. Can take nutrition unaided. (0 points)

2b. Needs either - (i) to use an aid or appliance to take nutrition; or (ii) supervision to be able to take nutrition; or (iii) assistance to be able to cut up food. (2 points)

2c. Needs a therapeutic source to take nutrition. (2 points)

2d. Needs prompting to be able to take nutrition. (4 points)

2e. Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition. (6 points)

2f. Cannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another person to do so. (10 points)

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3. Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition

For example, you may take your medication, but because your attention is elsewhere you may forget you have done so and take a second dose unless you are supervised whenever taking medication.

You may be resistant to taking your medication and so do not comply with the instructions from your doctor unless someone prompts and encourages you.

3a. Either - (i) does not receive medication or therapy or need to monitor a health condition; or (ii) can manage medication or therapy or monitor a health condition unaided. (0 points)

3b. Needs any one or more of the following - (i) to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage medication; (ii) supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage medication; (iii) supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to monitor a health condition. (1 point)

3c. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes no more than 3.5 hours a week. (2 points)

3d. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 3.5 but no more than 7 hours a week. (4 points)

3e. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week. (6 points)

3f. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to be able to manage therapy that takes more than 14 hours a week. (8 points)

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4. Washing and bathing

For example, you might wash or bathe but not to an acceptable standard because, for example, you have a shower but forget to use soap unless someone is supervising you.

4a. Can wash and bathe unaided. (0 points)

4b. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to wash or bathe. (2 points)

4c. Needs supervision or prompting to be able to wash or bathe. (2 points)

4d. Needs assistance to be able to wash either their hair or body below the waist. (2 points)

4e. Needs assistance to be able to get in or out of a bath or shower. (3 points)

4f. Needs assistance to be able to wash their body between the shoulders and waist. (4 points)

4g. Cannot wash and bathe at all and needs another person to wash their entire body. (8 points)

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5. Managing toilet needs or incontinence

For example, because of ADHD you may need supervision to manage toilet needs because you frequently forget to wipe yourself, flush the toilet or wash your hands, so you are not completing the activity to a reasonable standard.

5a. Can manage toilet needs or incontinence unaided. (0 points)

5b. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage toilet needs or incontinence. (2 points)

5c. Needs supervision or prompting to be able to manage toilet needs. (2 points)

5d. Needs assistance to be able to manage toilet needs. (4 points)

5e. Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of either bladder or bowel. (6 points)

5f. Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of both bladder and bowel. (8 points)

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6. Dressing and undressing

For example, your ADHD may mean you need prompting to undress at night or you will just sleep in the clothes you are wearing.

You may act impulsively when dressing, meaning you put on clothing without thinking whether it is clean or suitable. You may need someone to prompt you to pick something appropriate.

6a. Can dress and undress unaided. (0 points)

6b. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress. (2 points)

6c. Needs either - (i) prompting to be able to dress, undress or determine appropriate circumstances for remaining clothed; or (ii) prompting or assistance to be able to select appropriate clothing. (2 points)

6d. Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their lower body. (2 points)

6e. Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their upper body. (4 points)

6f. Cannot dress or undress at all. (8 points)

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7. Communicating

For example, you may become distracted during speaking or listening so that you cannot follow a conversation adequately without help from someone who knows you well.

7a. Can express and understand verbal information unaided. (0 points)

7b. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to speak or hear. (2 points)

7c. Needs communication support to be able to express or understand complex verbal information. (4 points)

7d. Needs communication support to be able to express or understand basic verbal information. (8 points)

7e. Cannot express or understand verbal information at all even with communication support. (12 points)

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8. Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words

For example, you may take more than twice as long to read a sentence or short piece of text than someone without ADHD because of difficulties with visual processing, language processing, short-term working memory or concentration.

8a. Can read and understand basic and complex written information either unaided or using spectacles or contact lenses. (0 points)

8b. Needs to use an aid or appliance, other than spectacles or contact lenses, to be able to read or understand either basic or complex written information. (2 points)

8c. Needs prompting to be able to read or understand complex written information. (2 points)

8d. Needs prompting to be able to read or understand basic written information. (4 points)

8e. Cannot read or understand signs, symbols or words at all. (8 points)

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9. Engaging with other people face to face

For example, you may be able to engage socially with others but only in a very specific context, such as when undertaking a hobby you are interested in. If you still need help in other contexts, you could score points for this PIP activity.

9a. Can engage with other people unaided. (0 points)

9b. Needs prompting to be able to engage with other people. (2 points)

9c. Needs social support to be able to engage with other people. (4 points)

9d. Cannot engage with other people due to such engagement causing either - (i) overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant; or (ii) the claimant to exhibit behaviour which would result in a substantial risk of harm to the claimant or another person. (8 points)

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10. Making budgeting decisions

For example, your ADHD may mean that you often make impulse purchases without considering whether this will prevent you paying important bills.

10a. Can manage complex budgeting decisions unaided. (0 points)

10b. Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make complex budgeting decisions. (2 points)

10c. Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make simple budgeting decisions. (4 points)

10d. Cannot make any budgeting decisions at all. (6 points)

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Mobility activities

11. Planning and following journeys

For example, concentration issues might prevent you from processing the information in a bus or train timetable. You might need support to do this.

Lack of concentration and impulsivity may mean that you cannot safely drive a car without another person being present.

11a. Can plan and follow the route of a journey unaided. (0 points)

11b. Needs prompting to be able to undertake any journey to avoid overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. (4 points)

11c. Cannot plan the route of a journey. (8 points)

11d. Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid. (10 points)

11e. Cannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. (10 points)

11f. Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid. (12 points)

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12. Moving around

We don't know of a reason why your condition would affect this activity. But you may know of one or you may have another condition which is relevant.

12a. Can stand and then move more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided. (0 points)

12b. Can stand and then move more than 50 metres but no more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided. (4 points)

12c. Can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres. (8 points)

12d. Can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres. (10 points)

12e. Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided. (12 points)

12f. Cannot, either aided or unaided, (i) stand; or (ii) move more than 1 metre. (12 points)

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Claim PIP for ADHD

1. Preparing food

2. Taking nutrition

3. Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition

4. Washing and bathing

5. Managing toilet needs or incontinence

6. Dressing and undressing

7. Communicating

8. Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words

9. Engaging with other people face to face

10. Making budgeting decisions

11. Planning and following journeys

12. Moving around

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