Tracy Pepper, on Behalf of James Gardner v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Tracy Pepper, on behalf of her son James Gardner, appeals the district court’s 1 order affirming an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) denial of supplemental security income benefits. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Gardner, who is now ten years old, was diagnosed with borderline intellectual functioning and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Gardner’s application for supplemental security income benefits was denied. Pepper, on behalf of Gardner, sought review and was granted a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). At the hearing, Gardner, his mother, and two…