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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 123007" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Thanks, both of you. Guess we'll have to get our armors and shields and fight. I think Wisconsin is pretty good, at least around here, but I'm not sure. As for Tech Ed, if we want Lucas to go (and we aren't sure it will help him--we aren't sure he can do a regular job without coaching & assistance) then our low income pays his way anyhow. We didn't pay to pay for our daughter. It was a scholarship due to finances. </p><p>I'm going to stress life and social skills and looking around for a possible alternative living situation for him. We are older parents and can't live forever. I don't want him to be so used to living with us that he falls apart when we're gone. I'd also like him to work half the day when he is able. That will help him a lot more than calculus. I want him to get used to what it's like to have a job. I don't want this child to grow up and live off disability, never feeling useful. He is certainly capable of some sort of work situation and will likely really enjoy working, even at a redundant job. Being on the autism spectrum is going to help him get adult services. He is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and classified as "Autism" in school so they can't say that Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified isn't autism.</p><p>We have a good group home, assisted living program AND a sheltered workshop all in our area. Whether he works at the sheltered workshop or gets a career (like auto mechanics--my hub is one) and gets an outside job, he will need special placement and help and a caseworker. Thanks for the heads up. We go to school on Feb. 6th.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 123007, member: 1550"] Thanks, both of you. Guess we'll have to get our armors and shields and fight. I think Wisconsin is pretty good, at least around here, but I'm not sure. As for Tech Ed, if we want Lucas to go (and we aren't sure it will help him--we aren't sure he can do a regular job without coaching & assistance) then our low income pays his way anyhow. We didn't pay to pay for our daughter. It was a scholarship due to finances. I'm going to stress life and social skills and looking around for a possible alternative living situation for him. We are older parents and can't live forever. I don't want him to be so used to living with us that he falls apart when we're gone. I'd also like him to work half the day when he is able. That will help him a lot more than calculus. I want him to get used to what it's like to have a job. I don't want this child to grow up and live off disability, never feeling useful. He is certainly capable of some sort of work situation and will likely really enjoy working, even at a redundant job. Being on the autism spectrum is going to help him get adult services. He is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and classified as "Autism" in school so they can't say that Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified isn't autism. We have a good group home, assisted living program AND a sheltered workshop all in our area. Whether he works at the sheltered workshop or gets a career (like auto mechanics--my hub is one) and gets an outside job, he will need special placement and help and a caseworker. Thanks for the heads up. We go to school on Feb. 6th. [/QUOTE]
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