Mother of son with ADHD challenges decision to deny her carer's allowance

The mother of a teenage boy with several medical disorders including ADHD has brought a legal challenge aimed at overturning the Minister for Social Protection's decision that she is not entitled to carer's allowance.

Mother of son with ADHD challenges decision to deny her carer's allowance

The mother of a teenage boy with several medical disorders including ADHD has brought a legal challenge aimed at overturning the Minister for Social Protection's decision that she is not entitled to carer's allowance.

Today the High Court heard that Fiona Mitchell is the primary carer of her son Jason who is 16 years of age and suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

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