Expert Assessors for Hidden Disability Applications

How your health or social care professional can help with your Blue Badge application.

Healthcare professionals as expert assessors

If you are applying under the 'non-visible (hidden) disability' criterion you can ask your healthcare professional to complete an HD form as evidence of how your disability affects you when walking. 

Expert assessors and the conditions they are involved with

The table below shows examples of assessor's and conditions, it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of applicable conditions.

Expert assessor Conditions
Clinical psychologist Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Asperger syndrome.
Educational psychologist Child and adolescent mental health for children with special educational and additional complex needs, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Asperger syndrome.
Gastroenterologist Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel diseases
Neurologist Paediatric neurodisability, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning problems, behavioural and associated mental health, seizures, epilepsy, amnesia, neuropathic pain.
Occupational therapist Wide range of conditions, most commonly difficulties due to mental health illness, physical or learning difficulties. Commonly facilitate independent mobility assessments on behalf of local authorities.
Physiotherapist Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Huntington's disease, M.E. / CFS, major trauma. Transverse myelitis. Commonly facilitate independent mobility assessments on behalf of local authorities.
Psychiatrist Older peoples’ mental health applied health research and policy. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other complex mental health disorders in children, young people, adults.
Rheumatologist Paediatric rheumatology, pain management, lupus, general rheumatology, inflammatory arthritis.
Social worker Wide range of conditions, most commonly difficulties due to mental health illness, physical or learning difficulties.

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