Many parents apply for disability for their children based on learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, or developmental disabilities, such as ADHD or autism, or borderline intelletual functioning (low IQ). One thing you need to know before applying is that disabled children can get benefits only through the SSI program, which is for low-income and low-asset families.
Also covered in this section is disabilities based on the loss of cognitive abilities due to degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or other brain diseases that cause dementia.
Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities
If your child has a learning disability, developmental disability, or ADHD, this book can help you advocate for your child in the IEP process to get your child the help he or she needs.
Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits
Nolo's book covers how Social Security decides whether children and adults are disabled because intellectual impairments.