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<blockquote data-quote="Night Owl Mama" data-source="post: 694295" data-attributes="member: 20490"><p>I don't blame him for being angry either. There really isn't a lot of options for him. Every thing we asked the caseworker about was a dead end. Yes he has autism but he has a high IQ, so he won't qualify for a group home or assisted living. It doesn't matter that he has low adaptive skills and a consistent pattern of being unable to manage his on medications. He *may* qualify for SSI, but it takes time and will likely require an attorney. There are housing vouchers he could qualify for more quickly in another county, but his mental health support team and Job Corps is here. I am sure he is not the only young adult on the spectrum who needs supported living but has a high IQ. There is just nothing out there for kids like him. He is too "high functioning " to qualify for services and too "low functioning" to make it without them. It's very frustrating for all of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Night Owl Mama, post: 694295, member: 20490"] I don't blame him for being angry either. There really isn't a lot of options for him. Every thing we asked the caseworker about was a dead end. Yes he has autism but he has a high IQ, so he won't qualify for a group home or assisted living. It doesn't matter that he has low adaptive skills and a consistent pattern of being unable to manage his on medications. He *may* qualify for SSI, but it takes time and will likely require an attorney. There are housing vouchers he could qualify for more quickly in another county, but his mental health support team and Job Corps is here. I am sure he is not the only young adult on the spectrum who needs supported living but has a high IQ. There is just nothing out there for kids like him. He is too "high functioning " to qualify for services and too "low functioning" to make it without them. It's very frustrating for all of us. [/QUOTE]
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