Is dyslexia classed as a learning difficulty?

I have a friend who is dyslexic and was wondering if it could be classed as a learning dificulty. She is 50 and was turned down for DLA last month even though she has arteritis in her knees and had a heart attack last september also she is diabetic and asmatic. What would her chances be if she reapealed. She is feeling low at the moment as she feels she deserves the money. Before you slate her she was born and bred in London and not an immigrent or asylum seeker. genuine answers only please as she needs to know.

Yes dyslexia is a learning difficulty as it makes learning more difficult, however to some degree we all have some kind of difficulty with aspects of learning at times.

i think the DLA system is tough, my father is in poor health, worked all his life, but gets nothing, yey others get everything.

i work with people who are disabled, and at times i feel they gey too much.

if she reapealed i don't think you would get any luck

you cant get dla for dyslexia yes its a learning difficulty but wont affect her claim

My husband has mild dyslexia and was classified as "LD" in school.

It is technically a learning difficulty. Depends on how dyelxic someone is about whether they can get support. I am dyslexic but only slightly so the only help i ever got was extra time in my exams at uni.

Dyslexia is classed as a learning difficulty however I believe it's classified as insuficient to warrant disability living allowance.
It may sound like an old fashioned thing to do but her best next step is to visit the citizen's advice bureau.
It sound like she may be able to qualify for some form of benefit based on her entire situation and there's no-one better equipped to answer her honestly.
Hope this helps and good luck.

Yes it should be classified as one, seeing as I'm sure it leads to problems in spelling, reading, math and all other educational areas.

Dyslexia is a type of reading disability usually manifested as a difficulty with written language, particularly with reading and spelling. Evidence suggests that it is a result of a difference in how the brain processes written and/or verbal language. It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as deficiencies in intelligence, non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction

Claim for incapacity benefits need to be backed by your doctor and sick notes, I would start with a claim for mobility, being diabetic means risk of glaucoma and cataracts and blindness.

So your best options are your local independent rights / advice centre, CAB, and your friends doctors who will issue the appropriate sick note to go with her claim.

The appeal can take up to a year! I survived 9 months on 拢25 a week, can your friend? If they dont own their own property it could mean facing potential eviction because of non payment, often you wont get housing benefits because of an appeal, your out of the normal signing system and the "RATS" system employed by the Benefits Agency and the local council bebefits office may mean any housing benefit calim may get shut down, thats how they do it here in Nottingham and I dont see it being different anywhere else.

Your best bet is to speak to your doctor, find the nearest welfare rights organistion and see what additional help your friend is entitled for.

THe Benefits Agency will automatically turn down most claims for INCCAP and DLA.

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DLA does not take dyslexia as a reason for getting benefit. She is of course free to appeal the decision but I know that asthma and diabetes are not considered high priorities for paying out unless they are very very severe.
Lots of people deserve the money but don't get it!

Learning Disabilities go from mild (dyslexic ADD or ADHD) to more severe like Downs syndrome they seem to label all however as a learning difficulty However your friend should still be able to claim something due to her other illnesses.