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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 705004" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>Hi and welcome, UFO</p><p></p><p>Could you call and talk to the people at the shelter that your son stays in?</p><p></p><p>Maybe they could direct you/your son to a caseworker or someone from the mental health system that could help your son apply for SSI, Medicaid, food stamps, housing, and most importantly, get into the mental health system for medication. </p><p></p><p>It sounds to me like your son has a lot more going on with his mental health than ADHD. He may already have a diagnosis that you have chosen not to share here on the internet. Prior hospitalizations and diagnoses will greatly help him in his quest to access services,so maybe they can work with him to get the paperwork.</p><p></p><p>From your description, it sounds like he may not be organized enough to follow through with gathering the necessary documents to prove a disability, but maybe he would agree to let you and the caseworker help him. It does sound as if he needs help and has a legitimate set of disabilities, so I think I would consider trying to help him get services. </p><p></p><p>Obviously, we don't have the full picture of what is going on with your son, but from what you have shared, I think I would try to get the mental health system/social services involved again to get services for him. I know you have probably already done quite a bit, so if you can get him into the system, it might take some of the burden off of you. </p><p></p><p>He needs more help than you can give him, but maybe the system has some answers. Who knows? It couldn't hurt.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and stay with us.</p><p></p><p>Apple</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 705004, member: 16024"] Hi and welcome, UFO Could you call and talk to the people at the shelter that your son stays in? Maybe they could direct you/your son to a caseworker or someone from the mental health system that could help your son apply for SSI, Medicaid, food stamps, housing, and most importantly, get into the mental health system for medication. It sounds to me like your son has a lot more going on with his mental health than ADHD. He may already have a diagnosis that you have chosen not to share here on the internet. Prior hospitalizations and diagnoses will greatly help him in his quest to access services,so maybe they can work with him to get the paperwork. From your description, it sounds like he may not be organized enough to follow through with gathering the necessary documents to prove a disability, but maybe he would agree to let you and the caseworker help him. It does sound as if he needs help and has a legitimate set of disabilities, so I think I would consider trying to help him get services. Obviously, we don't have the full picture of what is going on with your son, but from what you have shared, I think I would try to get the mental health system/social services involved again to get services for him. I know you have probably already done quite a bit, so if you can get him into the system, it might take some of the burden off of you. He needs more help than you can give him, but maybe the system has some answers. Who knows? It couldn't hurt. Good luck and stay with us. Apple [/QUOTE]
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