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Does Aspergers qualify for disability?
Children or adults with Asperger’s syndrome may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Children are limited to SSI (Supplemental Security Income). To qualify for benefits, the parent’s must meet strict income guidelines and it must be shown that the child has significant impairment in: learning.
Can you have ADHD and Aspergers at the same time?
Since 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 has recognized that these two disorders can, and often do, co-occur. Frequently, a person may have a dual diagnosis of ADHD and Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism, which requires careful coordination for proper treatment.
Do people with Aspergers have OCD?
Yes, people with Aspergers have OCD. Asperger syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are two different neurological disorders with some similarities. There is some confusion over the definition of the two disorders, especially since a person can have both Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive…
Can a child have both Asperger’s and social anxiety disorder?
Although there are no firm data, comorbid anxiety disorders are common among children with Asperger’s. This means that it is possible for a child to have both Asperger’s and SAD. Whether or not a child has one disorder or both, social skills training is one form of treatment that may offer promise for both SAD and Asperger’s.
Can a person with Asperger’s avoid contact with other people?
For people with Asperger’s, the result is perpetual anxiety. Not only is it virtually impossible to avoid contact with other people but that contact has to, in some form or another, involve emotion. People have feelings. While these feelings may not be expressed explicitly, they are an indispensable part of human relationships.
Are adults with ADHD more sensitive to sensory stimuli than Aspergers?
Yet, it’s also the case that the responses to sensory stimuli common in Asperger adults are also true of adults with ADHD. Generally speaking this is an outcome of hypersensitivity and overstimulation, but it involves the same core problem of sensitivity common in people with Asperger’s.