Picture if you will, a poor soul struggling with disabling mental illness. They are severely impaired, have no income to live on, may well be homeless and without family or friends to support them. They may have made a claim for disability benefits and it has most likely been denied.

It is estimated that there are approximately 3 million women living with breast cancer in the United States, currently, and it is predicted that another 300,000 women will be diagnosed with cancer this year (estimates for men predict around 2500 newly diagnosed in 2017).

For the parents of children on the autism spectrum, there is nothing more important than assuring that their child is receiving both an appropriate education and adequate medical attention.

Assuring that your child is receiving an appropriate education is essential to your child’s development and future success in both school and life. When a child has intellectual, mental or behavioral deficits they will need extra and personally tailored help.

Dealing with activities of daily living, dealing with the fatigue, dealing with your loved ones and dealing with the demands of work- just for starters. You can reduce the complexity of Disability Benefits and Fibromyalgia from the list of pains by consulting the appropriate specialists.

Social security benefits and mental health are both very complicated concepts, requiring some understanding in maneuvering the systems impacting you or your loved one. In this blog post we cover methods for better understanding your options as it relates to advocating in terms of social security benefits and mental health.

As a local attorney with an office located in the western suburbs I get lots of questions from people that call or just walk in. Over time you start to see some of the same questions come up again and again. In an effort to help you better understand this process, we’ve organized some social security disability information based on frequently asked questions from our clients and visitors.

For people with personality disorders, interacting with others can be very difficult, if not impossible. Depending on the nature and severity of the personality disorder, interacting with others or “social functioning”, in the Social Security lingo, can be so seriously impaired. So much so, it may render the individual disabled. Read on for a few tips when considering the complexities of personality disorder & social security.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can be disabling. There is no cure for MS and its “causes” are equally vexing. Our current understanding is that MS is an autoimmune disorder that distorts the normal activity of nerve impulses. These tips on Multiple Sclerosis are offered to help you better communicate with the Social Security Administration.