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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 596207" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>What little exposure I've had (through some friends who have done it) is that there are essentially three kinds of respite...</p><p>1) kids with serious behavior problems</p><p>2) kids with serious medical problems</p><p>3) kids whose parent(s) must be absent for medical reasons - single parent needs to go into hospital for surgery, for example.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure I'd tackle the first case.</p><p>Because husband has worked with serious medical issues... if we were going to do it, we'd take on kids with medical issues - MD, quads, etc. - kids where the parents just need a <em>physical break</em> from the incredible work it takes to care for these kids. Many of these are intellectually normal, and are interesting people. If you can develop a long-term relationship, it makes it easier (i.e. you get the same kids back on a regular basis).</p><p> </p><p>Kids in the third category, well, it depends on whether they fall into category 1 as well...</p><p> </p><p>And then there are the grey areas. Would you take on someone else's Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid? How about a bi-polar? or severe depression? These are "medical" issues, but... specialized skills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 596207, member: 11791"] What little exposure I've had (through some friends who have done it) is that there are essentially three kinds of respite... 1) kids with serious behavior problems 2) kids with serious medical problems 3) kids whose parent(s) must be absent for medical reasons - single parent needs to go into hospital for surgery, for example. I'm not sure I'd tackle the first case. Because husband has worked with serious medical issues... if we were going to do it, we'd take on kids with medical issues - MD, quads, etc. - kids where the parents just need a [I]physical break[/I] from the incredible work it takes to care for these kids. Many of these are intellectually normal, and are interesting people. If you can develop a long-term relationship, it makes it easier (i.e. you get the same kids back on a regular basis). Kids in the third category, well, it depends on whether they fall into category 1 as well... And then there are the grey areas. Would you take on someone else's Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid? How about a bi-polar? or severe depression? These are "medical" issues, but... specialized skills. [/QUOTE]
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