HSA Funds for ASD Needs

[miranda]

I've never had this happen- I have way too much money in my pretax health account- like a thousand bucks and I've already hit our out of pocket max for prescriptions. I'll have to stock up on contacts. Have you had luck using HSA for tutoring? I see "Dyslexia" on the list. DS doesn't have a medically-diagnosed learning disability, although his psychiatrist agreed he most likely has dysgraphia. Can she "prescribe" tutoring so that I can use funds? Or anything else- like a weighted blanket? Or does it have to come from an OT?

Anything else child or ASD related I'm forgetting that I can use funds for?

[origami]

Tutoring is covered if you have a doctor’s letter and the tutor is trained to work with special needs.

See page 13 of this document:
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf

[auntie]

You can, but a doctor has to sign off on it.

We paid for DS's special lab school using an HSA and deducted the rest- including mileage on our federal taxes.

[cam]

Keep in mind that HSA funds don't disappear at the end of the year like the other type that I am forgetting the name of at the moment, so you don't have to squeeze in their use if you don't want to.