Submitted by Miss Understood on 07/27/2010.
It has recently come to my attention that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADD/ADHD is considered a 'disability'. I don't work outside the home and in fact rarely leave the house. I find the task of applying for disability overwhelming. Has anyone had success with applying and getting disability with ADD? Can you give me some tips? I very much want to move forward with this, but not sure how to go about it. Thank you.
Hello? Anybody? I would
Submitted by Miss Understood on
Hello? Anybody? I would really appreciate some insight on this topic. Is anyone here on some type of disability benefits?
my husband doesn't work
Submitted by Pink on
my husband doesn't work either. He is having hard time to keep a job or get a job. But I told him to apply for disability and he said no. I think he said that if he did then he will get less or will not get any when you retired.
When you find out more info, let me know.
There are levels of severity of AD/HD
Submitted by Aspen on
and I am pretty much 100% positive that my ADD husband would never qualify for disability benefits because of his ADD, but that is ok because he has no issues holding down a job.
I am sure it would involve a pretty intensive testing process with a doctor/diagnostics accepted by the government. The only way I think you'd really know is to contact the deptartment in your area and inquire what proof of disability that they require.
I have a good friend who is bi-polar and is also dual diagnosed with alcoholism. He had attempted suicide about 3 times before they realized he could no longer hope to hold a job any longer (he could for many years). They were denied for disability several times over the course of the next year+ even though he was in and out of inpatient care that entire time and was suicidal. They only finally received disability benefits after hiring a lawyer specializing in disability cases.
That is pretty common in my area from what I hear.......almost everyone is turned down at least the first if not more times of applying, and he was SEVERELY SEVERELY depressed and DESPERATE to die and could not receive benefits for over a year. I know other similar stories, so I wouldn't expect and easy process, but the plus side is that if you do eventually prove that it is impossible to work, the benefits are retroactive to when you first applied.
Sorry I don't know much about the actual process of applying, but I think you can only get accurate information from the actual government agency.