What makes my child disabled?
The disability standard for a child is actually tougher than the one for adults. In order for a child to be declared disabled, the child must either meet a specified Social Security Listing or have an impairment that makes them functionally equivalent to a disabled adult. Basically, this means that a child must have a serious limitation in two of the following areas or one extreme limitation:
- Acquiring and using information
- Attending and completing tasks
- Interacting and relating with others
- Moving and manipulating objects
- Caring for self
- Health and physical well-being
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