Social Security Disability

Is Your Child Disabled?

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Social Security has a program for certain children who are considered disabled.

You must qualify financially and medically to be paid Children’s SSI benefits.

Some children are severely disabled but are not eligible for SSI benefits because their parents make too much money.

If you qualify financially, then you must also meet the Social Security rules for disability status.

It is not enough to be eligible for special education services. There are many children who have Individualized Education Plans who do not qualify for SSI.

Social Security rules and law divides a child’s functioning into 6 different categories in determining disability:

Acquiring and Using Information;

Attending and completing tasks;

Interacting and relating with others;

Moving about and manipulating objects;

Caring for yourself; and

Health and Physical Well-Being.

You have to show marked limitations in 2 of these domains or severe limitations in 1 domain.

To prove limitations you will need doctors’ records and evaluations, teachers’ assessments and possibly testing from organizations such as Easter Seals or University studies.

A child may have a combination of problems such as cerebral palsy and depression, or ADHD and autism. What Social Security looks at is the severity of the condition and how it affects the child’s daily activities such as running, playing, getting along with others, learning, focusing, and communicating.

If you have any questions about Children’s SSI you should contact an experienced Social Security Disability lawyer.

Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyer Dirk May with Williams and Swee at 309-827-4371.

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Social Security Disability Hearings and Your Testimony

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Your testimony at the Social Security Disability hearing can make the difference between winning and losing.

If you irritate the Judge it will not help your cause.

If you explain your problems and limitations in a convincing manner, then a Judge who may be leaning your way will usually find you disabled.

How do you avoid making the Judge suspicious or making the Judge mad.

If the medical records contain something that looks bad such as references to alcohol or drug abuse you will need to explain how you have had substance abuse treatment or how often you attend AA meetings.

If the medical records indicate that you are doing well, then you will have to explain how your pain will wax and wane at times or that you do better at times but the pain still makes so that you have take frequent rest breaks.

Answering the questions in a straight forward manner and believable way helps immensely.

This means that you cannot be too extreme and tell that the Judge that you are unable to do nothing. That you cannot do any chores or daily activities.That your pain is beyond a 10 all the time. People have good and bad days with a range of functioning. You should have your spouse or a friend ready to write a letter or testify that about your problems and limitations.

You can also fail to tell the Judge your real problems and pretend like you can do more than you are truly able to perform.

In addition, you should be able to explain how the pain interferes with your concentration, and makes you lose focus. How you need to nap and rest after your activities because of pain and fatigue from your medications.

A successful finding of disability depends on proper and consistent medical treatment, documented limitations, and convincing testimony at your hearing.

Questions about your disability claim? Feel free to contact Illinois Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May with Williams and Swee at 309-827-4371.