I'm not sure how many people this will help, but here goes.
If you're a Canadian Aspy, and haven't applied for the Canadian Disability Tax Credit, DO SO!! ! It could save you thousands of dollars in the long run.
To apply for the disability tax credit, fill out the T2201 Disability Tax Certificate: T2201
You may need a doctor or psychologist to help out with it. Additionally, when sending it in, I would suggest having friends and family members write letters stating what difficulties they've observed. The letters might "suck" a bit, because the worse off it sounds, the better the chances are of getting the disability tax credit.
As you're applying for the disability tax certificate, you can request for an adjustment for the last 10 filings of tax's. This is quite beneficial, as it could be thousands of dollars. If you're on benefits, this shouldn't be an issue, because the money you get on this return has already been declared.
Lastly, once you're accepted, you can go for the disability tax credit on your future income tax's. This may initially require some additional paper work from your doctor, but will still save quite a bit of money in the long run.
For those who are interested in the laws behind the disability tax credit, check this out: ITA What ever you do, don't bother printing the pdf out, as it's like 3000+ pages, and it changes once a year.
For those who aren't in Canada, I'm not sure how to help with specifics like this, but I would definitely encourage everybody to find out details like this and share it.
