Getting a disability check for speech

[Aliceacc]

Have mom send a written request to the school district, asking for a speech evaluation.

They'll do a whole special ed evaluation, but it will include speech.

My daughter got weekly sessions with a speech therapist from ages 3-5. To hear her now, you would never guess there had been an issue.

But I can't imagine why you would warrant a check. The services are free through your district.

 

[smokeyblue]

Very interesting, I had no idea you could get disability for this. My SIL who is in her mid 20's has severe apraxia of the mouth, received a lot of speech therapy, but is still VERY hard to understand. Unless you know her and are used to talking to her, you wouldn't really understand her. Because of this, she has never held a job. She is also a little bit behind developmentally. She lives at home with her parents now. My DH and I were curious what sort of resources are available to someone like her when his parents eventually die and the responsibility of her care falls to us.

My community has a non-profit that is part of The Disability Network of Michigan that promotes independent living for people with any type of disability. They help with training for employment and housing. I would start looking for resources like this now.

 

[crisi]

Wow I guess I'm naive. I thought a disability check was for someone who couldn't work and needed to support a family. Why would a 3 year old need a disability check? I understand having access to support service but this seems crazy. No wonder our taxes are so high and this country will never be able to balance the budget!

I have a friend with a daughter with cerebral palsy. Both parents work and they get a SS check for their daughter. They types of jobs THEY can do are limited - someone needs to be with her all the time - although she's getting old enough to be home alone if she weren't severely disabled. This means she works part time in the nights and evenings and he holds a full time day job, but it has to be one he can leave every day at 5 so she can get to work. The additional expenses that aren't covered by insurance are tremendous - and easily exceed the social security check. The SS check IS needed to support the family - they have another child.

 

[happily single]

To answer the op's question-it depends on a lot of things. For several years My ds17 received ssi (or ssdi i can never remember). It was based on his diagnosis and MY INCOME. I was originally told at the interview my income was too high to qualify, but I inisted the rep process the application and he was approved.

I applied for ssi under the wrong impression that service providers would become more available to him and that ssi may even help get him those services. Nope, didnt happen. But, in RI there is a program called CEDARR which requires the health insurance that comes along with ssi.

Raising a special needs kid is extrmely expensive. At the time ds17 was at a dr appointment at least 1x a week, with a co-pay and usually some prescription, which also had a co-pay. I missed work for these appointments and had to pay a babysitter often to care for my dd while I took care of his appointments (appt was at 4 but daycare closed at 5:30 so I had a babysitter in case appt ran late)