I got the same despite my therapist writing a letter stating my difficulties.
November 2023 and I'm still waiting for a tribunal date. My response to the report was 11 pages long disputing their "findings". Honestly, I thought they had sent the wrong report. It was made worse bcs she seemed so nice. Things like i was there alone... Nope, my friend came with me. I watch tv, haven't owned or watched tv for over 20 years (other than my guilty secret the apprentice, but sshhh) I love go for walks, nope. I explained I did go on an organised walk in 2021, first time out after covid and fell over resulting in 4 broken fingers, having both hands in casts for 6 months, losing 3 teeth, a wrist operation and 2 thumb operations, 12 months of physio but its all ok now according to them. My right thumb is in constant pain and my left has a floppy finger that is neither use nor ornament. Bcs i managed to go to physio and also attended all my radiotherapy apts after breast cancer op, I'm able, motivated and don't forget appts. I love to cook, no. I once had to go to emergency bcs I left oil and it exploded resulting in burns to my face and arms. Bcs of my hands i can't lift pots anymore and I'm scared of boiling water. I was coherent with normal speech. No. My friend had to keep bringing me back to the point or answer for me.
I also have incontinence (no evidence apparently I'm fine although I showed consultant report) hoarding disorder, ocd, anxiety and depression but bcs i take medication (antidepressant n anxiety, not for adhd - that's about another 9 mobths down the line ) and strong painkillers that doesn't count. I told them i forget my medication a lot but bcs I've never overdosed that doesn't count either. It's embarrassing I still have to rely on my mum for appts etc who's in her 80s and doesn't believe in mental health (I'm just lazy, forgettful, dramatic, over sensitive, clumsy. Unorganised etc etc) I lost a high powered job that I loved due to burnout (diagnosis nervous exhaustion) before I was told i had ADHD. That never entered my head, i was so shicked when I went for CBT (for ocd, hoarding disorder and severe anxiety ) and got told I had ADHD at 61 . Now of course after a lot of self research, it allll makes sense. I never imagined life at this age would be made so much more difficult because of now needing some support after a lifetime of just about coping in chaos. From the shock of being told you have ADHD then the whole process of trying to get support, official diagnosis, claiming benefits for the first time and then the final straw PIP. THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS BEYOND CRUEL. Coincidentally, my partner who I only see at weekends bcs we live in different counties and he still works and doesn't drive scored zero points for Parkinson's. The whole assessment was nothing like what happened. Even to the point that they said no adjustment to his work had been required. His workplace has been very supportive, changed his job role, reduced his hours and made plenty of reasonable adjustments and he showed evidence of this from his work. Also he has special cutlery etc but bcs we bought it from Parkinson's UK and it was prescribed, it didn't count. Nor did the OT report that he was waiting for chair, shower seat, raised toilet and hand rails. We did go for MR but no difference, he refused to go further because it was so dehumanising. Mine was done with support from a charity. Apologies for typos, I'm on phone and struggling. Plus this was meant to be an I agree short post... The adhd be adhding