Mental Impairments
Mental Impairments
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Children With ADHD or ADD: How to Get SSI Disability Benefits
To be eligible for SSI benefits based on ADHD or ADD, a child must have severe limitations that meet strict criteria. A diagnosis by itself isn't enough.
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Does a Child's Anxiety Qualify for Disability Benefits?
Children with anxiety severe enough to significantly disrupt their daily life can qualify for SSI disability benefits.
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SSI Disability Benefits for Children and Teenagers With Anorexia or Other Eating Disorders
Teenagers and children who have serious eating disorders that are causing functional limitations may qualify for SSI.
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Getting SSI for Antisocial Personality Disorder in a Child or Teenager
It's uncommon but not impossible to get Social Security disability benefits for a conduct disorder or personality disorder like antisocial personality disorder.
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Social Security Disability Benefits for Asperger's Syndrome
Applicants whose Asperger's syndrome is severely limiting can get disability benefits.
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Getting SSI Disability for Auditory Processing Disorder for a Child
Children with auditory processing disorder (APD) that's severe enough to hurt communication may be able to qualify for SSI.
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Social Security Disability and SSI Benefits for Autism
A disability applicant with a diagnosis of autism and limitations in communication or social functioning may be eligible for disability benefits.
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Can I Get SSI Disability for My Child's Depression?
Children with severe depression who come from low-income families might qualify for SSI disability benefits.
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Disability and Down Syndrome: Filing for Social Security Benefits
Learn what evidence you need to establish disability for non-mosaic and mosaic Down syndrome.
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Can a Child Get SSI Disability for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
Whether a child can get disability benefits for FAS depends on the severity of the symptoms and how they limit the child.
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Getting Disability for a Child With Learning Disability
A child's learning disability must be severe and well documented to qualify for SSI disability benefits.
Resources
Resources
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability
Written by a former SSA medical consultant, Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability explains the criteria for getting disability for 100 different children's medical conditions.