Category Archives: Social Anxiety-Phobia

Documenting Social Anxiety for Social Security

By , June 20th, 2011 | Building a Case, Social Anxiety-Phobia, Social Phobia | 4 Comments

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Preface: It should be noted that medical evidence (such as treatment records and opinions) are often the best evidence of how social anxiety disorder is disabling. However, by its very nature, social anxiety disorder can make treatment difficult if not impossible. This post discusses alternative methods of documenting a social anxiety disability case.

Every case is different so it is very difficult to make general statements about how to prove a case. At least, other than, “make sure SSA gets your medical records.” Personally, I recommend working with a lawyer to help figure out the best way to develop your …

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20Jun

Game or therapy?

By , June 12th, 2009 | Aspergers Syndrome, Social Anxiety-Phobia, Social Phobia, Video | 3 Comments

Check out this demo for a Xbox Project Natal game called “Milo & Kate.”

Can you imagine the therapeutic value of this? From phobia therapies like the one below, to helping people with social phobias, to even more complex therapies such as helping individuals with Asperger’s syndrome pick up on social cues, vocal inflections and body language. The possibilities are amazing!

It also opens the possibility of long distance and even multiple provider therapies: the patient interacts with a single avatar …

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12Jun

What is Social Anxiety Disorder?

By , November 14th, 2008 | Social Anxiety-Phobia, Video | 5 Comments

University of California “Health Matters” program on Social Anxiety Disorder.

This is a terrific video providing an in depth discussion of social anxiety and social phobia, its causes and treatment.

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14Nov

Does Social Security concsider social phobia a disability?

By , May 28th, 2008 | Building a Case, Social Anxiety-Phobia | 36 Comments

Can you get Social Security disability benefits for social phobia? The short answer is yes.

However, knowing that a condition can be disabling does not tell you HOW to prove that social phobia is disabling in your case.

As in any Social Security disability case, you have to show that social phobia keeps you from being able to engage in a substantial gainful activity (SGA).

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28May

Living with Social Phobia

By , March 10th, 2008 | Personal Stories, Social Anxiety-Phobia, Social Phobia, Video | 2 Comments

Touching video about what it is like to live with social anxiety / social phobia.

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10Mar

Video: Social Anxiety Disorder

By , January 31st, 2008 | Personal Stories, Social Anxiety-Phobia, Video | 3 Comments

bishi4me video blogs about her daily life and how she deals with social phobia:

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31Jan
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