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Re: 8 Conditions Automatically Qualify Children For Social Security

Sylvia — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:40:54 -0000

my grandson is ADHD and has a speech problem he is five but according to doctor his mentality is of a three year old he has to take medication to focus and also to sleep once the medication wears off he is out of control, he has been in school since he was three since he has a speech problem didn;t start talking until he was four, he cannot make a conversation it is one or two words, do you think he qualifies for disability?

Re: 8 Conditions Automatically Qualify Children For Social Security

valeria — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:40:12 -0000

My baby was born at 31 weeks and weighd 2pounds 4.8 ounces he was in the NICU for 2 months he is now 11 months and weighs 18 pounds does he qualify if so where can I apply?

Re: 8 Conditions Automatically Qualify Children For Social Security

TomaszStasiuk — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:23:01 -0000

He might be. The most likely program is SSI. Some hospitals have a Social Security coordinator to help with getting the application started. Otherwise, you can contact Social Security directly (www.ssa.org).

Good luck!

Re: 8 Conditions Automatically Qualify Children For Social Security

Khstrickland2510 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:06:55 -0000

I have a son who was born with a cataract. He is 6 weeks old and is having surgery in 2 weeks. He will be having more surgeries and will have to wear a contact lense until he is old enough to have on implanted. Is he eligible for any kind of benefits. SSI or SSDI?

Re: 8 Conditions Automatically Qualify Children For Social Security

Linda Spears — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:54:45 -0000

My grandson was just diagnosied with ADHD, OCD, and Dyssemia. He has no medical insurance, and he is 7 years old. He has special teachers at school as they have been working with him since pre-school. His parents have tried since he was very young to find someone to help them get help for their son. The school performed several tests over a period of 3 years, first they said it was Autisum, then Aspbergers. He continually has problems with focusing and concentration. His grades suffer because of behavior. He has a large file of discipline problems caused by emothional meltdowns. We are really just trying to find the help for him to be able to live functionally in society. He is in the process of starting to try 2 different medications, which are very expensive and will have to be taken indefinately. The insurance companies consider this condition to be pre-exsisting therefore it will be hard to find one. So I guess I am just trying to find out if and where we can get help.

Re: 8 Conditions Automatically Qualify Children For Social Security

TomaszStasiuk — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:29:23 -0000

Children with autism can qualify for Social Security benefits. However, Social Security has to find that the condition (autism in this instance) causes significant enough limitations to be disabling. A diagnosis, by itself, is typically not enough.

Re: 8 Conditions Automatically Qualify Children For Social Security

Manuel R. Negron — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:16:45 -0000

Do children with Autism Qualify for any SSI benefits?