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Hi Kolby,
I have twin 3 yr old boys who both have Autism. We applied for and got Social Security disability for both of them. We applied in Sept. and were approved by Oct. They take into account the parents income and assets. They ask about the cars you own. If you have 2 vehicles, one of them must be valued at less than $2000. We also applied for Medicaid through our state (wisconsin). I don't know if the guidelines are different in every state, but here in Wisc., medicaid only looks at the child's income and assets, which must be less than $2000. The parent's finances are not considered. Medicaid helps us out alot. We have private insurance, which is billed first. Medicaid picks up deductibles, copays and, so far, pretty much anything that our insurance won't pay for. The hard thing about Medicaid is that I can't find information on exactly what they will and won't cover. As far as I know there is no handbook like you get through an insurance company. I do know, from making phone calls, that they will pay for 35 visits per lifetime of Speech Therapy, 35 visits of Physical Therapy and 35 visits of Occupational therapy. I was real excited about that until I found out that the school system has been billing Medicaid (using up some of those 35 visits) for the therapy they are providing for my sons. I was hoping that I could use those 35 sessions with another therapist and get additional help for my sons. Hope this helps! Karen