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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 253597" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>In our area and in some other places we've lived, shelters lock the doors at 8 am and open again at 5 or 6 pm. People have to go somewhere during the day and meals are not provided. Often there is a soup kitchen either attached or close by, however. If your son lived at a shelter for a bit, he could theoretically work during the day, assuming he found a job with the right hours. Our son has only been able to get minimum wage jobs where places are open 24 hours and he always gets weird, awful hours (like 7 pm to 3 am). That wouldn't work with a shelter because you can't arrive at 3 am.</p><p></p><p>I agree with the suggestion as to whether there are social services your son might access - sometimes these provide a Life Skills program re organizing time and getting to work. I know the person still has to actually get up and go to work! But if your son is avoidant about new situations and freezes up rather than tries to cope, maybe a step by step teaching situation would have some success.</p><p></p><p>I also agree with your thought that a 'kick in the pants' may be what's needed. As much as we don't want to do things that way, sometimes it seems to be what works. My difficult child ONLY seems to respond when he must, and then he copes just fine. Once things get easier he spins his wheels again. It's frustrating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 253597, member: 2884"] In our area and in some other places we've lived, shelters lock the doors at 8 am and open again at 5 or 6 pm. People have to go somewhere during the day and meals are not provided. Often there is a soup kitchen either attached or close by, however. If your son lived at a shelter for a bit, he could theoretically work during the day, assuming he found a job with the right hours. Our son has only been able to get minimum wage jobs where places are open 24 hours and he always gets weird, awful hours (like 7 pm to 3 am). That wouldn't work with a shelter because you can't arrive at 3 am. I agree with the suggestion as to whether there are social services your son might access - sometimes these provide a Life Skills program re organizing time and getting to work. I know the person still has to actually get up and go to work! But if your son is avoidant about new situations and freezes up rather than tries to cope, maybe a step by step teaching situation would have some success. I also agree with your thought that a 'kick in the pants' may be what's needed. As much as we don't want to do things that way, sometimes it seems to be what works. My difficult child ONLY seems to respond when he must, and then he copes just fine. Once things get easier he spins his wheels again. It's frustrating. [/QUOTE]
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