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Can my 9 year old son get ssi for having adhd? |
I have been told by my sons counselor that he should be able to get ssi for having adhd. he was recently diagnosed with adhd but has had a lot of problems since he was two. he is being labeled as "developmentally delayed" though the school system and i'm not sure if i want to put him on ssi or not. everybody says to do and get what he deserves but i don't know if he deserves it just for having adhd. all i wanted to know is if he can get it or not. I think schools and everyone else need to stop labelling kids with this or that and then allowing them to use the label as an excuse not to follow the rules like everyone else or to allow them special treatment because of it. ADHD doesn't even exist according to nuerologists. I don't know, but I'm ADD and I've never received anything nor have I tried. I hate having the label of being LD so I pretty much just work through it. I'm a grad student (Lord willing I will end up with a doctorate degree, in about three or four more years) so having ADD has not stopped me from getting a degree. I'm in a tough college and have tough work, but my own stubbornness and determination has gotten me through. Honestly I think it's sad when I see someone getting SSI for ADD/ADHD...and things like that. So many people really need those benefits and when I see someone denied who needs it yet they give money to a kid for something like ADHD...it really bugs me. Fcous on his strengths... not his delays... Most adhd kids are very creative... some are genuis... get him involved in a school and / system that appreciates that component of adhd - rather than seeing it as a problem. I've heard of kids getting SSI for having ADHD, however, i don't believe they should. If he still has it at 18 and it's disabling, I believe so, but not at nine. |
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I think schools and everyone else need to stop labelling kids with this or that and then allowing them to use the label as an excuse not to follow the rules like everyone else or to allow them spec... i also had this problem throughout most of my life.. i dont know if you have ever taken it , but if you are really adhd then adderrall will help this. if i dont take mine daily, i get nothing done.... Diet is the first place to start. Cut all refined sugars from the diet. Natural like in fruits and vegtables are O.K but juice is pushing it and sodas or chocolate milk should never be considered... The way I found out for my son(ADHD) and I(ADD) well for him was a little different 'cause a teacher suggested I should see someone. The first thing you usually do is make a appt. with your pr... Ask his doctor or psychiatrist, they should be able to point you to any special groups or contact the PDD Association for information. ...i'd say it's pretty rare because that's quite a lot, although it's not impossible. if that's what you have then i hope you feel better soon =] x ...I have tried both Adderall and Concerta, and I arrived at the conclusion that Adderall works best for me. I am a big guy, though so I switched because Adderrall was stronger. As the other man state... What exactly is a "drug monkey"? ... |
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