My son is being cut off of SSI disability.

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Your big problem is the psychologist says he CAN work. You need to find someone who says he CAN'T. SSA will rule against your son until that changes.

It doesn't matter to SSA how hard or tough it is for your son to get a job, just that the psychologist says he can work.

My husband is fairly disabled with the problems relating Aspergers. His psychiatrist said he could work under certain circumstances, but it would be hard. That is all the SSA judge needed to hear. He was denied all the way through the appeals process.

What may happen...

Son gets booted off SSI.
Tries to get jobs, fails at them (going by what you say)
Psychologist changes his tune about being able to work.
Reapply for SSI and most likely get it.

You might have better luck filing under depression/anxiety as in my area, unless you are EXTREMELY low functioning, you will not get it for Autism.

The problem with Autism it is under the developmental disorder. It is not the Autism per say that keeps people from working, but the depression, anxiety, OCD, GAD whatever. ..

Also if you list anything do do with computers as a hobby, SSA feels you have a marketable skill. My friend's son (schizophrenia) said he had computers as a hobby. All it was was opening the browser and clicking on stuff. He could barely turn the computer on. The 1st appeals judge said he had enough skills to work.

I would really challenge the psychologist and have him rescind the *able to work* comment. Are you is legal guardian? As your son is mentally incapable of handling his own issues?

Anyway, be angry at the psychologist. He's the one SSA is listening to.

*low functioning meaning needs help with personal hygiene (toilet/teeth brushing etc) and near non verbal.

There are a few things that are different.

The main one being, your health care providers say you are too disabled to work. You also are considered too disabled with the mental health diagnosis of ADHD.

It is also different if someone is your legal guardian, meaning some has control over your money and if you can sign a legally binding document by yourself.

It all comes down to if you can get anyone to say your are too disabled to work. Just because you are considered disabled now, doesn't mean that it is set in stone forever. You may wind up with a different doctor, who disagrees. If you don't have that person backing you, SSA will kick you off.

If your are at the mercy of community mental health, good luck. You almost have to be floridly psychotic for them to say you can't work.

@LokiofSassgard,

It sounds like you have many good people who have your back. Not many people have all that. Power of attorney is a big deal, and no one goes into that lightly.

SSA varies how easy it is to get on state by state. Someone with your same symptoms here, with no decent doctors looking out for you or family, still might be denied. Just cause you flip out cooking toast, doesn't mean you can't watch a security monitor. That's the crappy logic we deal with. SSA figures if you fog up a mirror, you are good to go until proven otherwise.

Google "Legal Aid"----they have free lawyers for SSI / SSDI cases----and find the location nearest you.