re older kids...after 18

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have a general set of instructions or experience with

planning on disability or ssi for our children if they may not be

able to be full time students or be employed after age 18? I think

this all may be more complicated with kids who have no intellectual

or physical impairments, and when it is hard for any outsiders to

guess how impaired they are by anxiety and etc.

Is it different for different states(I suppose so). And if one has

not been part of the public school system, are there assessments that

must be made through the piublic schools?

I think I may be at a disadvantage having pursued private and

homeschooling that there might not be file ready to demonstrate

diability and educational asessments etc over time, but this is in

part b/c I never did want to pigeonhole my oldest girls (17 and 13)

in such a way that might reduce their self-expectations.

They are so smart and test so well, yet their ocd's and various

spectrums keep them relatively disabled, such that it seems nearly

impossible to predict on their competence b/c functioning is so very

inconsistent. Additionally, my 13 yr old who is in autistic

spectrum, imo, but get mixed reviews from doctors, just seems so

lost when it comes to basic life skills, unless we are working really

hard in that arena- but we do not b/c things like her eating disorder

demand all the time and attention.

I know I can do some research and get this outlined on my own, but

thought I'd draw from any experience trhat may be found here.

nancy grace