22. Philip Gambino, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration, said the letters were being sent to 260,000 of the 1 million children who receive disability benefits. The government will review the cases to see if the youngsters meet the definition of disability established by the new ...
childrencoexisting conditiondisabilityintellectual disabilitymental health impairmentsSSIOBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence trends and coexisting conditions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and intellectual disability (ID) in the pediatric Supplemental Security ...
autismchildrencoexisting conditiondisabilityintellectual disabilitymental health impairmentsSSIADHD is on the rise among children receiving SSI and in the general population. This suggests that the rise of ADHD in the SSI population is expected and does not represent a misallocation of resources. Changes ...