Walking is not the only descriptor
I was previously on DLA and I am sure Some Mental Health and even physically Disabled were not on DWP list there was the how many yards you can walk without discomfort Questions and also I myself suffer from Mental Health and Physical so I am not saying people with Autism should not be on PIP but it was the tories and
Planning and following journey’s is as relavant, as how many meters you can walk without discomfort!
Activity 1 considers a claimant’s ability to follow the route of a familiar or unfamiliar journey as well as to plan and undertake a journey. As with all the other activities, a claimant is to be assessed as satisfying a descriptor only if they can do so reliably.
Descriptors:
Can plan and follow the route of a journey unaided. 0 points
Needs prompting to be able to undertake any journey to avoid overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. 4 points
Cannot plan the route of a journey. 8 points
Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid. 10 points
Cannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant. 10 points
Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid. 12 points