SSI Program For ADHD, Other Disabled Kids Under Scrutiny

To those who believe the federal Supplemental Security Income program for severely disabled children is a lifesaver and not a boondoggle, Hulston Poe is a great example. The four-year-old was diagnosed with severe ADHD last October, after more than a year of violent temper tantrums, and kicked out of preschool. Case workers said there wasn’t much they could do for him. "We were at a standstill," said his mother, Suzanne Poe, who was scraping by as a single parent of two in Des Moines, Iowa.