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<blockquote data-quote="corris" data-source="post: 699362" data-attributes="member: 20781"><p>Thank you.</p><p></p><p>He works. He works in a kitchen. And has done for around 6 years, he started washing up and is now running the kitchen. He has nearly lost it many times, but his boss supports him (took his money direct from wages to pay rent direct at one point) - he has called and chased up my 'sick' step son who wasn't, and I took him straight in because it was 'crunch point' - but he does work.</p><p></p><p>No ambition, he enrolled in college to learn catering, told us he was going, never attended......... but he works. </p><p></p><p>We both feel he is condemned to homelessness, not next week, but eventually - he lacks the organisation to put money into a bank and pay bills. He spends it as soon as he gets it on instant gratification.</p><p></p><p>And for legal involvement - he is not aggressive, or violent - but he is a drug user, and has done 'small' things that have brought him to the attention of the police, trying to break into next doors house in error when drunk, riding a moped with no insurance....</p><p></p><p>We started looking at disorders when in conversation I said to my OH 'it's not that he isn't learning, it is as if he can't learn'. </p><p></p><p>He doesn't plan, he loses things (6 driving licences, 7?) - he isn't 'organised' in any way at all. So I think he may well end up homeless. It's not our responsibility, I get that too. But I really believe he has a mental health problem that prevents him from functioning effectively.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="corris, post: 699362, member: 20781"] Thank you. He works. He works in a kitchen. And has done for around 6 years, he started washing up and is now running the kitchen. He has nearly lost it many times, but his boss supports him (took his money direct from wages to pay rent direct at one point) - he has called and chased up my 'sick' step son who wasn't, and I took him straight in because it was 'crunch point' - but he does work. No ambition, he enrolled in college to learn catering, told us he was going, never attended......... but he works. We both feel he is condemned to homelessness, not next week, but eventually - he lacks the organisation to put money into a bank and pay bills. He spends it as soon as he gets it on instant gratification. And for legal involvement - he is not aggressive, or violent - but he is a drug user, and has done 'small' things that have brought him to the attention of the police, trying to break into next doors house in error when drunk, riding a moped with no insurance.... We started looking at disorders when in conversation I said to my OH 'it's not that he isn't learning, it is as if he can't learn'. He doesn't plan, he loses things (6 driving licences, 7?) - he isn't 'organised' in any way at all. So I think he may well end up homeless. It's not our responsibility, I get that too. But I really believe he has a mental health problem that prevents him from functioning effectively. [/QUOTE]
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