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<blockquote data-quote="tictoc" data-source="post: 334449" data-attributes="member: 7916"><p>Kbrand,</p><p>You situation does sound difficult. My kids are a lot younger than yours and until recently I was in your shoes...absolutely no life. I have finally found three really good babysitters who can handle my son. All of them are trained in Special Education and have a lot of experience. They are full-fledged adults with lives of their own, so I have to be a bit flexible with their schedules, eg husband and I often have our date on Sundays.</p><p> </p><p>I found one of our babysitters through the autism inclusion program at difficult child's school (She's a paraeducator). One of the others is a teacher at my daughter's preschool and the other was an aide at the preschool while my son was a student there. All 3 have degrees in child dev and/or Special Education, so I pay them well, but I also trust them completely.</p><p> </p><p>So, I would recommend looking around for schools and programs that deal with teens with issues. Then, visit or make some calls to find out who is good and see if you can post a request for a babysitter. In my experience, administrators are not allowed to recommend their employees for babysitting positions, but they often will let you post an advertisement.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tictoc, post: 334449, member: 7916"] Kbrand, You situation does sound difficult. My kids are a lot younger than yours and until recently I was in your shoes...absolutely no life. I have finally found three really good babysitters who can handle my son. All of them are trained in Special Education and have a lot of experience. They are full-fledged adults with lives of their own, so I have to be a bit flexible with their schedules, eg husband and I often have our date on Sundays. I found one of our babysitters through the autism inclusion program at difficult child's school (She's a paraeducator). One of the others is a teacher at my daughter's preschool and the other was an aide at the preschool while my son was a student there. All 3 have degrees in child dev and/or Special Education, so I pay them well, but I also trust them completely. So, I would recommend looking around for schools and programs that deal with teens with issues. Then, visit or make some calls to find out who is good and see if you can post a request for a babysitter. In my experience, administrators are not allowed to recommend their employees for babysitting positions, but they often will let you post an advertisement. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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