If it takes 3 years to get on disability,...

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Actually, I can access about half of it for hardship reasons while employed. Once my employment ends, however, I would have full access to it. I think that omitting that information wouldn't be honest.

I will visit the SSA office Monday and ask about my application.

I had 2 disability lawyers refuse to represent me for SSDI in the last week because while I have over 20 years work experience they were the "wrong" years to qualify. They told me to to prove I was disabled before 2009 before they would represent me. I was under the impression that was their job, silly me. I could probably "prove" it by using research papers showing unemployment rate for those on the spectrum and my diagnostic report. But if I did that it would backfire on me because it would "prove" I am capable of work. Which I am, the problem is getting people to hire me.

Who is going to hire someone 56 years old who had a decent employment history but little in the last 10 years? That is why I am trying Vocational rehabilitation even though it is slotting me in generic office clerk type position. My lack of motor coordination is a big issue in trying to get a halfway decent keyboarding speed. And the issues that have been barriers to employment remain.

Meanwhile things like physicals, new eyeglasses, diagnosis for co-morbids get indefinitely postponed. Lost 90+ percentage of my assets, not down to the $2,000 SSI level yet but it will happen sooner then later.