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What Medical Syndromes May Qualify For Disability Benefits?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses the “Blue Book” listing of impairments to determine which medical conditions qualify for Social ...
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Understanding Social Security Disability Benefits For Children

When we think about Social Security disability benefits, we usually relate the concept to adults receiving help for a certain medical condition or ...
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Autism and Social Security Disability: Do I Qualify?

Autism is not one disorder, but the name of a broad range of serious developmental conditions. About 1 in 54 children are born with autism, but this ...
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How You Can Support the Parents of a Special Needs Child

What are the right words? Which are the wrong ones? What can I do—and what shouldn’t I do? If you have a friend or loved one who is the parent of a ...
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Can You Get SSI Benefits for ADHD?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, has affected many adults and is more commonly diagnosed during a person’s childhood. In 2011, nearly ...
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Understanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Children

If you are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and have children, then your children would meet the income and resource requirements for SSI ...
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