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A bit premature, but I'm totally afraid my son will fall between the cracks.
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 322688" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>MWM....this is a real problem.</p><p></p><p>Take my son Billy who in reality was never diagnosed with Aspergers but I have no doubt he would have been had I even have known it was a disorder when he was young enough for me to have had him diagnosed. By the time I had heard of it, he was an adult and he had no insurance so he couldnt go to get diagnosed. He is so clearly Aspergers it isnt funny. </p><p></p><p>He is able now to work at this job with Radio Shack but it took him till 2 years ago to get it. He only worked one other job before that and it was a clerk at 7/11. He only worked there for like 8 months I think? </p><p></p><p>He works part-time for Radio Shack but I think he could work full-time if they would put him on but I dont know for sure. He just learned to drive in July of this year. He had way too much anxiety before that. His social skills arent very good though his sales skills are very good for some odd reason. Maybe its because he is selling something he is very knowledgeable about. </p><p></p><p>I dont know how well he would do at living on his own. I think he would do fine as far as money but life skills...ahhh...not so well. He is a mess. Cleaning and cooking arent his thing. If he cant get a full time job, he is sunk, and he doesnt have the social skills to get that full time job. He happened upon this retail job and he is stuck there because he cant find another job. He wont even stand up to them to demand full time hours. He is too easy on them by letting them use him. I would have stood up for myself long ago but he just says yes to whatever they want. He has never missed a day or said no whenever they called him in to work on a day off. Naw...I wouldnt make it so easy on them if they wouldnt make me full time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 322688, member: 1514"] MWM....this is a real problem. Take my son Billy who in reality was never diagnosed with Aspergers but I have no doubt he would have been had I even have known it was a disorder when he was young enough for me to have had him diagnosed. By the time I had heard of it, he was an adult and he had no insurance so he couldnt go to get diagnosed. He is so clearly Aspergers it isnt funny. He is able now to work at this job with Radio Shack but it took him till 2 years ago to get it. He only worked one other job before that and it was a clerk at 7/11. He only worked there for like 8 months I think? He works part-time for Radio Shack but I think he could work full-time if they would put him on but I dont know for sure. He just learned to drive in July of this year. He had way too much anxiety before that. His social skills arent very good though his sales skills are very good for some odd reason. Maybe its because he is selling something he is very knowledgeable about. I dont know how well he would do at living on his own. I think he would do fine as far as money but life skills...ahhh...not so well. He is a mess. Cleaning and cooking arent his thing. If he cant get a full time job, he is sunk, and he doesnt have the social skills to get that full time job. He happened upon this retail job and he is stuck there because he cant find another job. He wont even stand up to them to demand full time hours. He is too easy on them by letting them use him. I would have stood up for myself long ago but he just says yes to whatever they want. He has never missed a day or said no whenever they called him in to work on a day off. Naw...I wouldnt make it so easy on them if they wouldnt make me full time. [/QUOTE]
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A bit premature, but I'm totally afraid my son will fall between the cracks.
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