Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber

[2024] UKUT 406 (AAC)

Fecha: 09-Abr-2024

Section E is about disabled children. E3 addresses education

(c)

Section E is about disabled children. E3 addresses education:

“Examples of children in an educational setting where their impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities:
…A 14-year-old boy has been diagnosed as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He often finds it difficult to concentrate and skips from task to task forgetting instructions. Either of these factors has a substantial adverse effect on his ability to participate in class and join in team games in the playground.”

(d)

The Appendix contains “an illustrative and non-exhaustive list of factors which, if they are experienced by a person, it would be reasonable to regard as having a substantial adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities”. The list includes:

“difficulty waiting or queuing, for example, because of a lack of understanding of the concept”;

“difficulty understanding or following simple verbal instructions”;

“persistent and significant difficulty in reading or understanding written material where this is in the person’s native written language, for example because of a mental impairment, or learning disability…”;

“persistently wanting to avoid people or significant difficulty taking part in normal social interaction or forming social relationships, for example because of a mental health condition or disorder”;

“persistent distractibility or difficulty concentrating”;

“compulsive activities or behaviour, or difficulty in adapting after a reasonable period to minor changes in a routine”.