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- May 7, 2002
My 10 year old DS has Asperger's Syndrome, along with several other issues.
After applying for SSDI in 2002 and getting turned down, we reapplied this past August. On Friday, we got a Christmas present from the state of Florida-a letter saying that he has been accepted into the Medicaid program.
This is a HUGE relief, as many parents of disabled kids can understand. The older my son gets, the more obvious it is that he's got issues that won't get better. In addition to the AS, he's been diagnosed OCD, ADHD, Sensory Integration Disfunction and possibly Bi Polar (doc is teetering between that and ODD).
Group insurance is a blessing and a curse-as many therapies that our doctor has recommended, insurance would not cover. Finally, we'll have those services.
As we breathe a sigh of relief, my DH and I now have a ton of questions. I turn to the great people here at DISabilities to see if you can point me to resources. The questions I have regard reimbursement of expenses. When I was interviewed, I'd been told that if DS is accepted, he is eligible from the date of application (8/25) and that it was possible that he'd also be retroactively enrolled for the previous 18 months.
From May until last month, we had no insurance-and paid for all of his meds (to the tune of 1300 a month) out of pocket. I think it's obvious why I want to find answers!
So, any resources on the net that can help? I'll probably be posting on OASIS as well to get some help from other parents of Aspies. Googling hasn't turned up much that is helpful so far.
Thanks in advance for any help that you can offer.
For the first time in many years, I am relaxed about my son's situation-I finally feel like we're going to be okay!
Suzanne
After applying for SSDI in 2002 and getting turned down, we reapplied this past August. On Friday, we got a Christmas present from the state of Florida-a letter saying that he has been accepted into the Medicaid program.
This is a HUGE relief, as many parents of disabled kids can understand. The older my son gets, the more obvious it is that he's got issues that won't get better. In addition to the AS, he's been diagnosed OCD, ADHD, Sensory Integration Disfunction and possibly Bi Polar (doc is teetering between that and ODD).
Group insurance is a blessing and a curse-as many therapies that our doctor has recommended, insurance would not cover. Finally, we'll have those services.
As we breathe a sigh of relief, my DH and I now have a ton of questions. I turn to the great people here at DISabilities to see if you can point me to resources. The questions I have regard reimbursement of expenses. When I was interviewed, I'd been told that if DS is accepted, he is eligible from the date of application (8/25) and that it was possible that he'd also be retroactively enrolled for the previous 18 months.
From May until last month, we had no insurance-and paid for all of his meds (to the tune of 1300 a month) out of pocket. I think it's obvious why I want to find answers!
So, any resources on the net that can help? I'll probably be posting on OASIS as well to get some help from other parents of Aspies. Googling hasn't turned up much that is helpful so far.
Thanks in advance for any help that you can offer.
For the first time in many years, I am relaxed about my son's situation-I finally feel like we're going to be okay!
Suzanne