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Having Issues With The Terminology?

When applying for disability benefits, it can be difficult to find the right words to describe how your condition affects you—especially when:

  • The language you use every day doesn’t match what assessors expect to hear,

  • If you're navigating a new diagnosis,

  • English is your second language, or

  • You're experiencing a moment of brain fog.

 

That’s why we’ve created a series of disability-specific glossaries to help you explain your symptoms, needs, and experiences clearly and confidently. 

 

Whether you’re trying to describe executive dysfunction, dinner table syndrome, or other common experiences, these glossaries offer plain-language definitions alongside examples of how to explain them in ways the DWP or other assessors will understand. 

 

They’re designed to support disabled people—including those who are neurodivergent, chronically ill or deaf—so that your reality is recognised, not overlooked.

Glossary by Disability Type -
and How To Explain Them

ND and Autistic

Chronic Illness

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If you’re unsure how to phrase your answers in your disability benefits form, that’s okay — we’ll figure it out together.

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Access in every format

 

We can support via:

  • Zoom (with or without video)

  • Email

  • Shared documents (Google Docs)

  • Phone call or text

  • British Sign Language (BSL)

  • Captions and transcripts

 

We adapt the process, not just the information. You don’t need to mask your needs or change how you communicate — we’ll meet you where you are.

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