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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 333752" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Well, he can easily be tested for Fragile X. It's a simple blood test. If he does have Fragile X, then you've got an "in" for getting him on SSI as Fragile X is known to have psychosocial effects, including a sort of autism-like behavior and immaturity.</p><p></p><p>That said, you have NO requirement to take on bro's care. In fact, you aren't doing him any favors by doing so. </p><p></p><p>In my family, we had two cousins who lived with their mother (my aunt) until she died in her eighties.</p><p></p><p>One died shortly afterwards of a heart attack. The other has gone on to actually get married, but his wife plays much of the mother role with him. He really isn't fully capable of living on his own, though he did hold down a job until the latest recession.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 333752, member: 1963"] Well, he can easily be tested for Fragile X. It's a simple blood test. If he does have Fragile X, then you've got an "in" for getting him on SSI as Fragile X is known to have psychosocial effects, including a sort of autism-like behavior and immaturity. That said, you have NO requirement to take on bro's care. In fact, you aren't doing him any favors by doing so. In my family, we had two cousins who lived with their mother (my aunt) until she died in her eighties. One died shortly afterwards of a heart attack. The other has gone on to actually get married, but his wife plays much of the mother role with him. He really isn't fully capable of living on his own, though he did hold down a job until the latest recession. [/QUOTE]
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