can i claim disability with aspergers?

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I am going down the same road.

3 years ago my apartment burned down and I was lied to by the fire department about the status of my pets. after help fighting city hall I was able to enter and save a few remaining fish. One I lost was exotic and could recognize me vs others in the room.

2 years ago my company decided they would rather make peoples jobs hard so they quit instead of layoffs as that would look bad for the customers.
However I had a nervous breakdown instead and have taxed the system ever since.

So while at one point I could work. The anxiety of even doing basic tasks at this point is difficult. I can't wait for the day I can be normal again. And I have been making ground. But am still a long ways away.

Late to a forum yet again, but I have to reply to some of that hate that was here!

I am a 17 year old aspie and I have already been declined from over 50 jobs. And when you say 'you're not trying hard enough or you can't handle the shifts' I have done multiple weeks of work placement with engineers (One week of 10 hours a day for 0 pay) And still can't get a job! The boss called me one of the most skilled people there, but because I suck with talking to people can't even get hired to flip burgers.

And with the new disability system in aus it's almost impossible to get on because they had increased people using it (Every year they keep adding the female disability age by around 5 years, meaning people can get about $100 extra for old age benefits, whilst those who need it are screwed.). The new system needs 20 point in ONE disability, meaning you could have almost everything known to man making it impossible to get a job and still be declined.

And don't now say that I need to focus on getting better in the future. In south Australia to pass school you have to do a course every week about employment. I have watched almost every employment video known to man, made countless resumes and lost count of practice interviews.


Oh and want to hear the kicked for me saying welfare isn't abusing the system in aus? Even if I got onto the disability payment the Aboriginals get is more then it. This means that according to the Australian government someone who needs disability help and can't get a job is less important then someone who is black and want's to sit at home all day. (Don't get me wrong I'm not a racist either, but paying someone a substantial amount more simply for the reason they were born black is really messed up.)


(And on the other note I have almost every certificate possible to get from tafe, meaning I should be more qualified to be a manager of mcdonalds, instead I can't even get a job cleaning the toilets.)

I am not going to read this entire thread. I am currently on SSDI (disability) due to depression. It wasn't easy in the least. Until 12/31/2012 I am on benefits that I have earned. I would much rather be making 43,000 a year as I did before I finally crashed, however, it is impossible. Perhaps someday, but not yet. I am the sole support of my daughter as well as myself, so I have to take her needs into account.

If possible, check out DVR (Department of Vocational Rehabilitation). If you seriously have issues that prevent you from working any job then sure, go for SSI. Check out subsidized apartments which charge rent based on 1/3 of your income. You will also qualify (probably) for food stamps and medicaid. Check out the possibility of receiving case management in your area to help you sort out your options. You may find things you haven't thought of.

I am on the government assistance insurance (I keep forgetting what its called ;_;) My case worker told my mom that I should contact the SSI people to get assistance after my mom explained what was wrong with me.
I am 20 yet the only people I can get along with are around 13. I am horrible with social situations and unless I have to I usually get someone else to speak up for me (when we order out, phone calls, ect.) The only time I can talk to people I'm uncomfortable with is when its online due to the fact that to me I'm talking to a computer since I can't see the person I'm talking to. I have meltdowns under stress that can become violent...and so on...

I have a phone interview with the SSI people on Jan 5. (I hate talking on the phone as well so this should be interesting) They said that they will need contact info to get in touch with doctors who know about my disability... My psychyatrist is the only one I can think of and if they ask him if I'm 'disabled' the idiot would probably say no since half the time he doesn't treat me for my diagnosis. (doc:you don't interact because you need anxiety meds!... me: ummm no?)

You will need to provide information proving the diagnosis if not the degree of disability. Other people can provide information about the degree of disability, ie, parents, teachers, employers, etc. Since ASD begins before the age of 22 it is considered a developmental disability and may entitle you to more help. You'd have to check your state rules for info. Depending on how my daughter does by the time she's 14 or so I'll check into that on her behalf since some of that aid can take years on a waiting list. I hope it's not necessary.

I was just denied but I'm appealing it and getting as much done as I can, at least I want a diagnosis so I can find out how to live through this. It's hard for me to make my bi-weekly therapy appointments let alone hold a job. I've worked since I was 6 yrs. old, at this point it makes me feel like a uni-bomber to even try to imagine holding a job. I've had a t least one HUGE panic attack at every major corporation I've worked for so I'm going to fight for it. I'm 22 btw but I already feel ****ed. I'm just glad someone can finally tell me that the way my limbs move doesn't mean I'm dying or something. My past episodes are freaky............

I could really use ssi. I'm 36 and have worked a total of less than 2 months in my entire life and that was only part time. I don't know how to do anything, can't work with customers, and can barely even get myself to leave the house every day. If I were to go out and apply for jobs I can barely even think of any places to apply that I can actually get to and don't require experience or social skills.

I don't even think I could make it through the ssi application process and at this point have no diagnosis.

If you don't have a family member who can help then you can possibly find case management to help.You can apply for SSDI inline. Part of SSI has to be done at the SSI office. I applied online so I could take it very slowly. They have the various categories published on ssa.gov so check that out and hit the points. I found that the people in the office were very nice and helpful. Of course, they aren't the ones making the decision. If you are denied be sure to appeal within the proper time frame. I got an attorney after the first denial and I'm very glad I did. I couldn't possibly have dealt with all of the appeals myself. By law an attorney can only charge 25% of the award and that's taken out of the lump sum back payment.

http://www.ssa.gov/pgm/ssi.htm

If I was you I would go for disability or social security. All the jobs I could get were low paying with no hope of advancement. My co-workers treated me as badly as the kids did in school it's not worth the aggravation. When I quit a part time job I did for 9 years it took me 4 months to find a temp service that would take me. The jobs they offered me were jobs illegal aliens were refusing to do. They were either too dangerous, too dirty, or too noisey they were environments I could not take due to sensory issues but finally they did find me a job that was clean. They were going to let me go after two weeks but a fulltime employee quit so they let me try his job. I did it better then him so they hired me for 9 years then let me go when they no longer did the jobs I was needed on so they laid me off in 2009 to save money so my co-workers can get more overtime.

I have been out of work for 2 years now. I screw up the interview or flunk whatever test they offer at the jobs I apply for. So far I have been using my life savings to pay for my medical insurance and that is almost gone. So when that is over I will see how my blood pressure and anxiety will effect my body without medication. At least it will not be messy or painfull like suicide by shotgun last time I almost died from congestive heart failure it just made me very sleepy.

When I worked for 23 years whenever I came home I was so upset from dealing with co-workers or sensory issues I could do nothing for hours trying but try to calm down. I would be pissed off constantly saying "I hate my life!" three or four times in rapid succession. My parents were shocked when I did it and when I said it at work co-workers would sit there staring at me too afraid to say anything too me.

At my machine shop job my boss was afraid I was going to be hurt and no one see me until it was too late so they moved me between to loud machines so people could see me if I was hurt. For about a year of constant blood pressure spikes due to anxiety over being around the loud machines my unnaturally high blood pressure damaged my heart and kidneys. I ended up in ICU for five days I almsot died from congestive heart failure.

Now that I have been away from people for two years I feel better about myself I don't have thoughts of killing myself or killing my co-workers creeping around in my head. I have been sleeping better ever since being set free from being forced to be around people I hate and who hate me. I was upset about doing a job I was horrible at. This is not a way to live.

Hi I have Asperger's syndrome, and I will be claiming disability benefits, because I am unable to work, because of my temper which is part of my aspergers syndrome, it means I am unable to work, I am 17yrs old and from the Uk, I'd love to be able to work, but because of my Asperger's syndrome it means that I can not work.
So unless you know what you're talking about then how about you walk on!

It depends on where you live but my ex-boyfriend's brother has Asperger's Syndrome and he got disability in Ontario, Canada. It might depend on how much it affects your life.

I've recently been diagnosed with aspergers syndrome, and I feel for people around the world who have known they've had it their whole life, am trying to come to terms with it, and it doesn't help with me being epileptic and I've got dicelic or however you spell it... I've been bullied my whole life cuz of my troubles with spelling and trouble with reading, my teachers called me thick... my best mate turned round and said she couldn't be friends with someone who was stupid... then I found out I had aspergers syndrome and so many things made sense I lost my mum 3yrs ago and I've never been able to deal with it properly and my CAHM'S worker thinks it's due to my aspergers syndrome that I haven't been able to deal with it properly. I don't have full support of my family, my dad kicked me out when he found out I had aspergers syndrome, I was nearly kicked outta college... half my family don't wanna know me any more because of it... i then fell pregnant at the beginning of the yr and social services got involved and said that i had a 99% chance of having my baby taken from me because of my aspergers syndrome... so I then had to make the hardest choice I will ever have to make... and I wish I could have lasted to hold my baby girl/boy in my arms, but I would have ended up killing myself if the baby had been taken from me... this is how my aspergers syndrome has affected me... i was called a murderer by family members and by my ex and friends and now I wont be judged any more... I want to learn more about my aspergers syndrome and be able to control it, with the help of friends and family around me.

This thread is very old but I feel like I need to share this

Clearly a lot of people are simply uneducated on the matter but I've seriously contemplated imprisonment, military, living alone in the wilderness off the land, suicide, living off family members, and working

When it really came down to it I was in an impossible position I cannot drive and I live in an inhospitable environment for biking/walking so that's out of the question and my cities public transportation/city design is entirely laughable I'd have to rely on someone else to get me places I cannot work from home either because I don't have an education high enough to do anything other than flipping burgers

I essentially dropped out of high school at 14(I passed on test scores alone all the way until high school where I wasn't actually able to do that anymore (not because I couldn't pass the tests but the teachers started to demand more of me despite my IEP because I was too shy to defend my own rights which honestly is my own fault... almost no course work or homework past fourth grade because I had an IEP which stated as long as I could pass the exams at the end of the year I had to be passed)

I hyperfocus on things which don't have a particular purpose and they change often so unless Wikipedia reader is a profession I don't think my special interests are useful

In US it costs the average person 50k a year to be imprisoned but the homeless often commit crimes in order to end up in prison because it's an easier life... I think I could get a lot of reading done but I'd have to do something pretty bad to get a life sentence... but being in a psych ward wasn't much fun because they gave me absolutely nothing to do which almost drove me insane with constant watch I doubt prison is much different if not worse but I don't believe prison is like people believe it is maybe I'm wrong never been so how could I know?

I have dysgraphia probably related to my aspergers it makes any fine muscle movements incredibly difficult such as hand writing drawing using a controller typing shooting(so no military even though it felt like a simple life I could handle) not the most noticeable thing for people watching they'll just think I'm not trying hard enough I mean really if I had a penny for every time a teacher told me I need to practice my hand writing I probably wouldn't be talking about this. The sadistic f***s made me write more which is incredibly painful because to get more accurate results I need to grip harder even signing my name is incredible difficult when I go to a doctors office I get a family member to fill out the forums for me the only thing I write is my name

I also have a very painful acid reflux disease(probably GERD and was diagnosed with esophagitis as an infant around puberty I tried to do a Barium Swallow which I ended up getting sick over) which I've had my entire life I've gone weeks without eating so much as a saltine and scared I'd throw up the water with nausea so bad zofran(the antinausea drug they give to chemo patients) didn't make me feel better but for an hour or two incapacitated for days at a time unable to even listen to music without my stomach churning which is pure madness and makes any sort of routine or appointment go out the window I'm actually going to get an Endoscopy done on the 22nd which I'm sure is just going to be buckets of fun... /sarcasm

The combination of aspergers and dysgraphia create the impossible life scenario I'm in and I am still uneducated and unemployed so you can get f****d if you think I need to suck it up and find a job this isn't the day and age for that crap and living off the land is practically impossible unless I were to move somewhere that still had unoccupied land that was useful

tl;dr I can't get disability for the same reasons I can't get a job or finish school but if I had the guts to request it and force my way into that system I would in a heartbeat