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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 513575" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p><span style="color: #333333">Your </span>difficult child<span style="color: #333333">'s age: 15/8th grade</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Diagnosis/diagnoses : Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Seizure Disorder, Brain Injury (tics-adhd-mood shifts-seizures-memory issues, perseverative/obsessive/compulsive thoughts, speech, behaviors inc some aggression), Cognitive Delay, Attachment Disorder, Anxiety, Sensory Integration Disorder, Language Processing difficulties (overall communication disordered).</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Whether you think he/she will: live at home, live with friends, group home, independent living, institution.: Live at home longer than typical....well these days I guess lots of kids stay or return home....at least to 22 while planning for independent options. In the end??? Maybe some kind of supervised apartment program. he would do better with his own space, not a group home kind of setting. but would need daily supervision.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Type of work: none, volunteer only, part-time, full-time, sheltered workshop or supported work.: I imagine at best it will be some kind of coached job...he will likely do most of it independently but for problem solving and communication issues he would need support I imagine for life, probably on disability income for his main income.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Education: drop out of high school, ged, graduate from high school, graduate from high school but with an </span>IEP<span style="color: #333333">, tech school, college.: He will graduate to his IEP, what they do is you dont accept the diploma they give after grade 12 then you can go on to transition program through the year they are 21. He does not take the general ed. standardized tests and could not meet grad. standards. He takes the modified Special Education. standardized achievement tests and will need support to develop appropriate communication, skills etc. for semi-independent living and jobs in the future.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Relationships/Friends: alone, date, group dating, will marry: He thinks he will have a girl friend, go to college, get married, become a dad...sigh...in real life??? I can't imagine anything beyond supported social interactions at this point....too risky that he would create a huge problem or be easily influenced....(I still have hope that this will all improve though...worth trying anyway!)</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Independence: (obviously this will be answered with the other questions for the most part): will you request guardianship of your adult child? Partial guardianship? Will your </span>difficult child<span style="color: #333333"> be considered an independent adult, but will have supports in place?: Yes, I will request guardianship and he will be considered permanently disabled/vulnerable adult.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 513575, member: 12886"] [COLOR=#333333]Your [/COLOR]difficult child[COLOR=#333333]'s age: 15/8th grade[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Diagnosis/diagnoses : Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Seizure Disorder, Brain Injury (tics-adhd-mood shifts-seizures-memory issues, perseverative/obsessive/compulsive thoughts, speech, behaviors inc some aggression), Cognitive Delay, Attachment Disorder, Anxiety, Sensory Integration Disorder, Language Processing difficulties (overall communication disordered).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Whether you think he/she will: live at home, live with friends, group home, independent living, institution.: Live at home longer than typical....well these days I guess lots of kids stay or return home....at least to 22 while planning for independent options. In the end??? Maybe some kind of supervised apartment program. he would do better with his own space, not a group home kind of setting. but would need daily supervision.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Type of work: none, volunteer only, part-time, full-time, sheltered workshop or supported work.: I imagine at best it will be some kind of coached job...he will likely do most of it independently but for problem solving and communication issues he would need support I imagine for life, probably on disability income for his main income.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Education: drop out of high school, ged, graduate from high school, graduate from high school but with an [/COLOR]IEP[COLOR=#333333], tech school, college.: He will graduate to his IEP, what they do is you dont accept the diploma they give after grade 12 then you can go on to transition program through the year they are 21. He does not take the general ed. standardized tests and could not meet grad. standards. He takes the modified Special Education. standardized achievement tests and will need support to develop appropriate communication, skills etc. for semi-independent living and jobs in the future.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Relationships/Friends: alone, date, group dating, will marry: He thinks he will have a girl friend, go to college, get married, become a dad...sigh...in real life??? I can't imagine anything beyond supported social interactions at this point....too risky that he would create a huge problem or be easily influenced....(I still have hope that this will all improve though...worth trying anyway!)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Independence: (obviously this will be answered with the other questions for the most part): will you request guardianship of your adult child? Partial guardianship? Will your [/COLOR]difficult child[COLOR=#333333] be considered an independent adult, but will have supports in place?: Yes, I will request guardianship and he will be considered permanently disabled/vulnerable adult.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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