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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 585952" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome to our board, although I wish you didn't have to be here.</p><p></p><p>First of all, you may get a higher response if you post on Parent Emeritus because that is the forum we have for kids who are no longer 17 and under. I do have older kids, although not the same problems as yours. I am wondering if drugs is part of either child's issues. Also, is your son forced to take medications if he stays in his treatment center? What about your daughter? Is there someplace both of them can live in the community? Can you have them declared disabled? I do have a son on the autism spectrum who is considered disabled and he's 19. Whenever we want to allow him to move out (and it's us who want to wait until he's 21) they have apartments ready for him where somebody checks with him twice a week and he gets Section 8, plus he qualifies for both Medicare and Medicaid and he does work...they helped him get a job. The same services are available for those disabled due to mental health issues. Your kids may not be able to live in their own apartments, but they do have group homes for adults who need higher level supervision and it shouldn't cost you anything. Is there not a group home that deals with clients who maybe sometimes lose control of themselves due to mental health issues? I sure hope so. You should not have to take care of your mentally ill children for the rest of your lives. You have two other kids who need a normal life, and so do you and your husband.</p><p></p><p>My son is going to live very close to us so we can still see him whenever we like. You can do that too. Usually the county takes care of all that. You can also apply for guardianship if you feel your children are not competent to make their own decisions yet. I take care of my son's money or he'd spend it all in one day and he's ok with that because he knows he will. </p><p></p><p>I strongly advise getting them labeled disabled so that they can get the help they need on a permanent basis rather than your son continuously coming home to disrupt your lives and your daughter seems very disruptive too. This isn't your fault or their faults, but you CAN all live in peace, but apart. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if this helped at all. I hope it did. You really do deserve peace and happiness in your own home with the knowledge that your ill children are getting 24/7 care. Gentle hugs to you and your family...everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 585952, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome to our board, although I wish you didn't have to be here. First of all, you may get a higher response if you post on Parent Emeritus because that is the forum we have for kids who are no longer 17 and under. I do have older kids, although not the same problems as yours. I am wondering if drugs is part of either child's issues. Also, is your son forced to take medications if he stays in his treatment center? What about your daughter? Is there someplace both of them can live in the community? Can you have them declared disabled? I do have a son on the autism spectrum who is considered disabled and he's 19. Whenever we want to allow him to move out (and it's us who want to wait until he's 21) they have apartments ready for him where somebody checks with him twice a week and he gets Section 8, plus he qualifies for both Medicare and Medicaid and he does work...they helped him get a job. The same services are available for those disabled due to mental health issues. Your kids may not be able to live in their own apartments, but they do have group homes for adults who need higher level supervision and it shouldn't cost you anything. Is there not a group home that deals with clients who maybe sometimes lose control of themselves due to mental health issues? I sure hope so. You should not have to take care of your mentally ill children for the rest of your lives. You have two other kids who need a normal life, and so do you and your husband. My son is going to live very close to us so we can still see him whenever we like. You can do that too. Usually the county takes care of all that. You can also apply for guardianship if you feel your children are not competent to make their own decisions yet. I take care of my son's money or he'd spend it all in one day and he's ok with that because he knows he will. I strongly advise getting them labeled disabled so that they can get the help they need on a permanent basis rather than your son continuously coming home to disrupt your lives and your daughter seems very disruptive too. This isn't your fault or their faults, but you CAN all live in peace, but apart. I don't know if this helped at all. I hope it did. You really do deserve peace and happiness in your own home with the knowledge that your ill children are getting 24/7 care. Gentle hugs to you and your family...everyone. [/QUOTE]
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