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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 196547" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Beth...........YOU made me laugh. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /> That is the scenario in MY head too! I might boycott biking with the suits and opt for my feet and the hiking trail. Personally I like to be grounded, (in ALL ways. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />)</p><p></p><p>The good thing about all of this, is that the places I am looking at for Matt are over 18 facilities, basically structured group homes that teach independent living skills for these kids. None the them are or can be an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) because he is over 18 so they can't be locked down. They will have to be inclusive to real life. The kids will have to go to the facilities school, and do vocational activities, community service, nightly group therapy as well as individual, etc. However, and the reason it needs to be far away, is because if he opts to leave, there will really be no place to go. They keep his ID, so he will not have money, or ID, or anything to create a life unless he chooses to be homeless. </p><p></p><p>Now for some kids this would not work. I thinks some would find the local drug dealer on the corner and be gone, but for Matt, it is not in his personality to do that kind of thing. He might try it, but my guess is he would be back within 24 hours to the facility. He craves structure, and comfort.</p><p></p><p>So keep your fingers crossed for us finding the perfect placement. There are many, and I don't want to make another wrong choice. I talked to the educational consultant for 3 hours today, and I thought it went pretty well. Interestingly he did not think I had done nearly enough testing on him - which surprised me as I feel like that is all I have ever had done. So more testing is on the books, which I feel good about.</p><p></p><p>On another positive note, there is another manager at work whose son has AS. His kiddo has been on some of the pathways of my own child, but is now pretty stable. I just hired him, in addition to my other difficult child employees, and I am really looking forward to mentoring him and being a life coach of sorts. At the very least, I hope to make a positive impact on his life skill development. This is the aspect of my job I love the most, I think. I have one mentally challenged employee, and now 3 difficult children..........and I am able to influence and help them in a way that most other bosses would not even get or have the patience for, unless they had a difficult child of their own.</p><p></p><p>Hmmmmm.........I guess that is why we call them difficult children, huh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 196547, member: 3301"] Beth...........YOU made me laugh. :raspberry-tounge: That is the scenario in MY head too! I might boycott biking with the suits and opt for my feet and the hiking trail. Personally I like to be grounded, (in ALL ways. :winking:) The good thing about all of this, is that the places I am looking at for Matt are over 18 facilities, basically structured group homes that teach independent living skills for these kids. None the them are or can be an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) because he is over 18 so they can't be locked down. They will have to be inclusive to real life. The kids will have to go to the facilities school, and do vocational activities, community service, nightly group therapy as well as individual, etc. However, and the reason it needs to be far away, is because if he opts to leave, there will really be no place to go. They keep his ID, so he will not have money, or ID, or anything to create a life unless he chooses to be homeless. Now for some kids this would not work. I thinks some would find the local drug dealer on the corner and be gone, but for Matt, it is not in his personality to do that kind of thing. He might try it, but my guess is he would be back within 24 hours to the facility. He craves structure, and comfort. So keep your fingers crossed for us finding the perfect placement. There are many, and I don't want to make another wrong choice. I talked to the educational consultant for 3 hours today, and I thought it went pretty well. Interestingly he did not think I had done nearly enough testing on him - which surprised me as I feel like that is all I have ever had done. So more testing is on the books, which I feel good about. On another positive note, there is another manager at work whose son has AS. His kiddo has been on some of the pathways of my own child, but is now pretty stable. I just hired him, in addition to my other difficult child employees, and I am really looking forward to mentoring him and being a life coach of sorts. At the very least, I hope to make a positive impact on his life skill development. This is the aspect of my job I love the most, I think. I have one mentally challenged employee, and now 3 difficult children..........and I am able to influence and help them in a way that most other bosses would not even get or have the patience for, unless they had a difficult child of their own. Hmmmmm.........I guess that is why we call them difficult children, huh. [/QUOTE]
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