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How to Get Financial Assistance with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism

Your diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome likely came in 2013 or earlier when doctors officially stopped calling it Asperger’s and instead referred to as an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Many people who were told they have Asperger’s still use that name. If you find your condition is making it impossible for you to hold a job, you may wonder, “Does Asperger’s qualify for disability benefits?”

Social Security runs benefits programs for working age people whose health problems rule out working. Disability benefits provide monthly economic support that lets you live a healthier, better life.

Asperger’s syndrome, however, was always considered a “high functioning” condition. People with Asperger’s often have average or above average intelligence, as health care organizations like the Cleveland Clinic explain.

That can make it challenging to convince Social Security that you meet their primary qualification for disability benefits: a nearly complete inability to function in a job because of your condition.

But it is possible to get disability benefits with Asperger’s syndrome—if your symptoms, such as intense focus on narrow subjects, repetitive behavior and social difficulty, are severe enough.

Talk to a disability lawyer who’s helped thousands of people through this process before.

If you’re in Oregon, Wells, Manning, Eitenmiller & Taylor is one of the top disability law firms in the state measured by the total amount of benefits won for clients, according to Social Security’s own numbers.

In Eugene-Springfield, Albany, Roseburg, Coos Bay and Medford, let our Oregon disability attorneys help you build a strong case for a stronger future.

Social Security Disability for Asperger’s or Autism: Adult and Children Claims

Adults can seek Social Security Disability benefits to ease the financial stress of being unable to work.

Children aren’t expected to work, but families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders like Asperger’s can also get financial support from disability benefits to help care for their children.

Social Security runs two major disability benefits programs:

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is for adults who have worked and paid a qualifying amount into the Social Security system but no longer can work due to physical, mental or developmental health issues

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is for people who haven’t been able to work much and don’t have much in the way of savings or other financial resources to rely on. That includes children. One type of SSI is designed to help children with disabilities and their families.

An experienced Social Security Disability lawyer can help you decide what to do.

It’s free to get an Oregon disability lawyer from Wells, Manning, Eitenmiller & Taylor to review your case and let you know where you stand.

It’s also free to get one of our disability attorneys to start working on your Social Security Disability application for Asperger’s syndrome. You only pay a disability lawyer when you win benefits.

How Can You Get Disability for Asperger’s? Two Ways.

Workers who have to leave the workforce, or adults who don’t have much recent work history, can get disability benefits for Asperger’s syndrome in two major ways:

Meeting the Social Security impairment listing for autism spectrum disorder

Showing that your ability to function at work—what Social Security calls your residual functional capacity—prohibits working

To meet the autism spectrum disorder listing, you’ll need to provide medical evidence of impairment to your communication and social abilities. You’ll need documentation of restrictive and repetitive interests and behavior.

And you’ll need to show limitations in processing information, interacting with other people, concentrating on activities, or managing your daily life.

The residual functional capacity (RFC) approach doesn’t require a diagnosis of autism or Asperger’s syndrome.

It requires evidence that your symptoms, no matter what they are, interfere with typical workplace activities, including understanding instructions, getting along with co-workers, responding well to supervisors, and adapting to changes.

A doctor conducts a measurement of your RFC.

Your disability lawyer helps you navigate every step of your Social Security Disability claim, from your first application to appealing a denial of benefits.

Talk to the Wells, Manning, Eitenmiller & Taylor disability lawyers in Oregon because getting disability benefits for Asperger’s syndrome could help you build a more supported, stable, peaceful life.

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Whether you’re trying to determine if you’re qualified for disability benefits, you need help filing your application, or you received a denial notice and want another chance, our law firm helps from the beginning and stays by your side.

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