My son has autism - how likely is he to recieve social security?

Question

He just turned 18.

Answer 1

That depends on the severity of his autism and the degree of permanent disability.

If your son is so severely disabled that he needs social security, then why haven't you contacted them before he turned 18? He could have been receiving benefits all along if he's that handicapped.

Here is the link that will tell you what you need from doctors and psychiatrists and the forms:

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/applyfordisability/

Answer 2

How has he been recieved so far? By 18 (Is it years or months?) if he is 18 yrs old he should be well integrated into society already. With his own personality. Autistic spectrum disorders run in my family. I expected my oldest daughter to have problems because she is such a reclues. My husband dubbed her "little miss touch me not" as a small child. But he worked for years getting her to make eye contact. She is very well accepted into the society she has chosen. She has a good feel for people and is a supervisor and makes pretty good money for her age/education level. But she has chosen not to marry and is happy with just being herself! She loves the outdoors, horses, children, dogs, church... of course not in that order.

Autism does not preclued any profession or dedication or lifestyle! I hear the book by Daniel Temmel (? hope I spelled his name correctly) Born on a Blue Day is awesome and he was thought to be very seveir Savant... and it turns out he is but he is also a genius in many other ways once he learned to tap into communications! Does not supprise me... as most of Autistic spectrum disorders should be only thought of as poor communication skills. (Which we all suffer from to one degree or another)

Answer 3

My friend's son is 6 with asbergers syndrome which if correct it's something like autism in a way. But nonetheless , he is reciving disability. So I would imagine your son would be able to recieve disability benefits and if it's below a certain amount then he should also be eligiable for supplemental security income (ssi).

Answer 4

I have a 4 yr old son who was diagnosed in 2006 as Autistic. He did not qualify for any social security benefits because they said that myself and my husband make too much money. He did qualify for the Medicare waver program, but it will be 8 yrs before he starts getting a monthly check and 10 yrs before he gets Medicare insurance.

Answer 5

You might want to see if he infact has Asperger Syndrome. this is known as "High Functioning Autism" Which means your son might be able to function in society without a problem. If he does have Asperger Syndrome, then he might not need social security assistance. I hope my answer helps you, I wish your son lots of Good Luck.

Answer 6

very, you should look into that