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I think that my son needs SSI
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 721585" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>This is how we did it and how we were told to do it when my son was in his last year of high school. </p><p></p><p>Your son will need assessments and recommendations from medical people. We had already taken our son to a neuropsychologist (this is a special type of psychologist with extra training in the brain). He had ten hours of intensive testing. School also helped...if you can dig up old records and IEPs it could help. His employment record shows his problems impede his ability to support himself on his own. This is about proving your son is unable to support himself. A part time job does not equal supporting yourself. You need to get both an autism diagnosis and a bipolar diagnosis from his medical team. Both are serious disorders and indicate problems working, but you need to submit medical proof.</p><p></p><p>We were told to go to our office of Aging and Disabilities. Forget that the word aging is in there. They are very helpful with disabilities too.</p><p></p><p>They told us where to go and what to do, although I dont remember the specifics.</p><p></p><p>You do not need to spend money on a lawyer right now.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully, he will get SSI on the first attempt. If not, you go back to Aging and Disabilities to ask to try again. It is common to have to try several times. But my son and also I got SSI (me SSDI) the first try.</p><p></p><p>It is getting harder to get it now and the, er, man in the Oval Office isnt helping, but keep trying. At some point you may need a lawyer, but your son has very real disabilities and could get it the first time.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 721585, member: 1550"] This is how we did it and how we were told to do it when my son was in his last year of high school. Your son will need assessments and recommendations from medical people. We had already taken our son to a neuropsychologist (this is a special type of psychologist with extra training in the brain). He had ten hours of intensive testing. School also helped...if you can dig up old records and IEPs it could help. His employment record shows his problems impede his ability to support himself on his own. This is about proving your son is unable to support himself. A part time job does not equal supporting yourself. You need to get both an autism diagnosis and a bipolar diagnosis from his medical team. Both are serious disorders and indicate problems working, but you need to submit medical proof. We were told to go to our office of Aging and Disabilities. Forget that the word aging is in there. They are very helpful with disabilities too. They told us where to go and what to do, although I dont remember the specifics. You do not need to spend money on a lawyer right now. Hopefully, he will get SSI on the first attempt. If not, you go back to Aging and Disabilities to ask to try again. It is common to have to try several times. But my son and also I got SSI (me SSDI) the first try. It is getting harder to get it now and the, er, man in the Oval Office isnt helping, but keep trying. At some point you may need a lawyer, but your son has very real disabilities and could get it the first time. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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