The Case Of Eric Students Will Be Required To Read An Assigned

Discussion 5According to Shankweileret al (2017), children and adults are predisposed to learning disabilities due to a variety of factors such as hereditary aspects, drug and alcohol consumption during pregnancy and exposure to lead. There are several economic resources available for children and adults who have learning disabilities. The reason this is the case is because of the financial burden it may cause on an individual or parents. One such resource is the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits. The criteria used to check qualifications for SSI Disability involves several factors. The first is that the child or adult’s disability needs to be so severe that it affects grades, job skills or even behavioral skills (Duggan et al., 2015). The second aspect involves thorough documentation of the disability whether through multiple diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment.In Eric’s case, he was always lagging behind his classmates even after being described as particularly bright and the fact that he felt dumb could be signaling factors for a learning disability. His perinatal hypoxic brain damage could be the cause of his learning disability. However for these records to be regarded as proof of his eligibility for SSI he had to be diagnosed at