can a child thats been diagnosed with a learning disability recieve social security benefits?

Question

My son is 9 y.o. he was diagnosed learning disabled in 1st grade (hes in 4th now) he recieves special education services. Everyone keeps telling me that he should be able to recieve SS benefits. How would i find out for sure? Dont know where to start? Help please!!!

Answer 1

In all likelyhood, he can not qualify. SSI is usually for children with severe health or developmental issues (and even the kids with autism have a tough time qualifying!). It also helps to know that SSI is not awarded mearly on a child's level of disability but on the overall income of the household...if you have a family of 4 and make over $35,000 a year, it is VERY unlikely you will qualify at all. That is something a lot of people don't know.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

In any given school there scores of kids who are diagnosed with a learning disability. Being LD is not usually enough. The disablitly usually has to be fairly involved and then it depends on your families income. Having a math or reading disability does not mean that the child has special needs that has extra medical costs associated with it and even if it does, the family must have a pretty low income.

Answer 4

Yes if he's got a documented learning disability he can apply for benefits to help pay for his expenses. I was diagnosed as learning disabled at the same age as your son and I got it when I was in high school to help with my expenses when I was in school since my mom was between jobs and the checks each month helped her keep bills paid until I got a part time job at 16.

Answer 5

Well yes and no, it all depends on your household income. My son has learning disabilities and can't read or write, uses shoes with a lift and other things wrong with him, and his physician told me to try to get ss and I was denied because we make too much money. I think it depends on who you are or who help you at the ss office, because a couple of people i know have rec'd the ss benefits and they make more than we do per month and per year..

Answer 6

yes they can but be for doing this make sure your child has a disability call social security tell them what they told you i be live they well test your child . look first grade come on they are just really starting to learn , try helping your child in the area,s he or she needs help in at home they have programs at schools that can help your child .find out first be for diagnosing your child .( i never could under stand how they can diagnose a child this young give them a chance to learn be for judging this part is not a bout you it is a bout the schools i just don,t understand unstead of finding ways to help a child they just say hey your child has a learning disability. soor got carried a way just gets me up set when they give up on a child

Answer 7

Contact your local social security office.

Also bear in mind that it depends on what your child's disability is and whether or not the doctors determine if he is ever going to be self supporting.

You will need professional evaluation and documentation then the social security office will evaluate and approve according to information they receive.

Answer 8

Receiving SSI is all contingent upon income, and whether the child has special needs that will result in out of pocket expenses.My son is legally deaf and requires hearing aids in both ears, and is in special education as well, but if you make over a certain threshold income wise, you won't receive SSI.

Answer 9

yes they can. it depends on the severity of the disability and the actual disability, but in many cases they can receive ebnefits, as well as you for having to miss work to care for them.

Answer 10

Yes. Cause it depends on your child, what disability he and/or she is. What I mean it depends on what their handicap is. Like if they are slow at learning, children with autism, child with cerebal palsy.

I hate to see children like that, that have cerebal palsy and worse than that It makes me cry.

Cause I like to help people who are worse than I am. And I hate to see them in that shape.

I hope this helps.