Can I go to school while on disability?
If you are the child of a parent on SSDI, Social Security will pay you SSI to finish high school, by age 19. You must attend school essentially “on schedule”. Any changes in your life that impede going to school regularly, like moving to another school district or changing schools before graduation, require you to be in contact with SSA and fill out a form or two to keep SSA apprised of the changes.Your family can use the new ABLE accounts (began in 2016, I believe) to save for you to attend college. The ABLE accounts are set up by your state.https://www.ssa.gov/schooloffici...Going to college on SSDI benefits given on your own health and disability situation is more complex, as SSA will decide this based on your particular situation as to disability.There is an excellent answer to this question already posted by a person who is disabled, on SSDI, who finishes college, managing time and energy with great skill to complete the degree. Getting a job has proved more challenging, so that person does volunteer work part time and keeps hoping an employer will have a paid part-time job. A student with a different reason for disability and receiving SSDI is profiled in this Washington Post article, Sarah the grad student, the third person profiled. The two people have quite different health and disability situations, and their cases are reviewed individually.https://www.washingtonpost.com/s...The short answer is yes, but it depends on your specific situation and whether you mean high school or college, and if it is you who are disabled or your parent is disabled.
Why are disabled/mental children allowed to attend public school?
People with disabilities live in the same community you do. School is a part of the community. The problem with your school (without actually having been there) is that disabled kids are only included in some classes and not all. That still makes them outsiders. Full inclusion with supports increases dramatically the level of acceptance students with disabilities receive. When they and you graduate you live in the same community - it is schools like yours that reinforces the notion that segregation is OK. When Black kids were made fun of when white schools were first integrated did that mean that we should go back to segregated schools? Added: Inclusive education benefits all. Children and teenagers with severe disabilities have the right to learn alongside their peers. My son was fully included and learned a tremendous amont he would have never learned in a special ed classroom because they would have imagined (wrongly) he wouldn't get anything out of it. And his peers developed compassion and patience far beyond their years. Friendships from high school are still strong over 10 years later.
Is it possible to get a GED with a learning disability?
Yes you can, because the GED exam body provides accommodations for test takers with learning disabilities. The GED, along with other high school equivalency tests generally offer allowances such as a separate testing room, additional time and extra breaks, among others. Various learning disabilities qualify for accommodations from test centers, and some of them are ADHD, chronic health problems, hearing or sight impairment, difficulties in using a keyboard, dyslexia, psychological and psychiatric disorders and intellectual difficulties, to mention a few.You’ll need to obtain a diagnosis from your doctor who will then report your clinical scores to prove your condition.Having a learning disability and planning to take the GED needs you to study at your own pace. It generally takes 3 to 6 months in advance to study effectively for the GED. Candidates with learning disabilities may have a hard time catching up with the pacing of an actual class, that’s why it could be very effectual to study on your own. Studying online for the GED test is the best option for this. You can avail of valuable GED study guide materials from a trusted test prep website. Video courses and pertinent digital resources are offered by a reliable website. You want to take the GED because you want to get hold of better opportunities for college or your career, and this is, by all means, possible if you have the proper information and motivation.
Why do special needs children get away with things others don't in school, even if those things are dangerous or violent?
As a mother of two special needs children I have a personal perspective. I once got a phone call from school that my son was bitten by one of his classmates in special ed. What happened was my son got into his fellow classmate's personal space and he responded by biting. I completely understood. I wasn't angry. Some people especially those with special needs can't handle having their personal space invaded and/or being touched. My son especially in his younger years used to hit and bite himself when he was having a meltdown. Sometimes he hurt me too. He still lashes out physically once in a while towards himself and me sometimes. The hell of it is that he can't help it. He gets frustrated or overstimulated or has so much anxiety that it just happens. I know he doesn't want to be like this. He isn't doing it maliciously. After it's over he'll apologize profusely and sometimes say things like everyone hates me,etc. It may look like these kids are getting away with things but that really isn't the case. Conventional consequences don't work for everyone. Some kids are at a cognitive level that is far below their actual age. Some kids are autistic, developmentally and/or intellectually disabled. These kids are working so hard to learn things that most people take for granted. My son acts out in inappropriate ways at times. One example is he would run to his school bus every morning. I wanted to eliminate this behavior for his own safety. What I did was use a reward chart. Every morning that he didn't run to the bus he got an x on the chart. When he got 10 x's he got to rent a game from the video store. It worked for us but wouldn't necessarily work for someone else. He didn't understand that running to the bus is dangerous. He has no fear. Negative consequences don't seem to work for him very well. The natural consequence of him falling on ice when running to the bus didn't dissuade him from doing it again. As my mom always said you catch more flies with honey.
I have autism and I'm going to college?
I'm a seventeen year old girl who was diagnosed with autism since I was two years old. I just got accepted to a couple of universities after years of people telling me I could never attend. However, my dad is telling me that we don't have the money to send me. He is also worried about my living skills. I looked online for autistic scholarships, but I only found one. My major is computer science. I'm getting discouraged day by day. I've been accepted to awesome universities, and I can't go. I feel my family is "stuck in the middle". We make too much for financial aid yet we don't make nearly anything to pay for college. My counselors aren't helpful and repeat to me over and over to just "settle for community college" which doesn't answer my question at all. How can I get financial aid?