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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 467992" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>You should definitely apply for him. I am going to assume from your signature that you probably get disability. If so, you probably will qualify for your difficult child income-wise. I am sure you have adequate medical records on your difficult child. The basic criteria for a child to get disability is if he can function at the same level as his peers with the disability he has. </p><p></p><p>People have this misconception that being on disability is some sort of stigma that will keep someone from getting into college or getting a good job in the future. That is not true. If he is still disabled as an adult and you are on disabled when he turns 18, he will go from SSI to SSDI if that is what you are getting. I am assuming you understand what I am talking about. Depending on the amount you get, he may get a combination of SSI and SSDI which means he will continue to get medicaid plus medicare. </p><p></p><p>He would be eligible for scholarships if he does well in school or he could go through Voc Rehab.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 467992, member: 1514"] You should definitely apply for him. I am going to assume from your signature that you probably get disability. If so, you probably will qualify for your difficult child income-wise. I am sure you have adequate medical records on your difficult child. The basic criteria for a child to get disability is if he can function at the same level as his peers with the disability he has. People have this misconception that being on disability is some sort of stigma that will keep someone from getting into college or getting a good job in the future. That is not true. If he is still disabled as an adult and you are on disabled when he turns 18, he will go from SSI to SSDI if that is what you are getting. I am assuming you understand what I am talking about. Depending on the amount you get, he may get a combination of SSI and SSDI which means he will continue to get medicaid plus medicare. He would be eligible for scholarships if he does well in school or he could go through Voc Rehab. [/QUOTE]
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