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[quote=Anonymous]The article states that the twins received disability benefits from birth because they were preterm. The other children in the story were not getting SSI disability benefits and it didn't say that they ever did -- it said that the twins were the first in the family to lose their benefits. To get benefits from SSI for disability as a child, you need to meet a listing condition AND be in a family with minimal resources and income. This is a benefit that lifts a struggling family from desperate poverty into regular poverty, basically. Conditions that meet a listing for disability for SSI for children are listed here: https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/ChildhoodListings.htm The listing for autism is here: https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/112.00-MentalDisorders-Childhood.htm#112_10 Again, in order to qualify for the approximately $700/month disability benefit, a family needs to be very low income. [/quote]
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