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Rats! Two separate friends want difficult child#1 to move in with them.
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 463002" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>The standards for disability and government programs in 2011 pretty much exclude anyone who is capable of any level of function. I've been involved with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) message boards etc. since the brain surgery and those who can not walk or speak or stop seizing get covered. Veterans, football players and regular guys like difficult child are deemed capable of working at "repetitive" jobs. Alot of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) victims have violent behaviors (thank God not difficult child) and many have really big issues with memory but are still deemd capable of working at "repetitive" jobs. Sigh.</p><p></p><p>difficult child#2 with AS, SA, ADHA and a diagnosis. of BiPolar (BP) was dropped from disability rolls because TA DA he was deemed capable of "repetitive" jobs. The official document literally listed two suggested jobs. The first was assembly line work in a manufacturing plant. We have no plants within 150 miles. The second, believe it or not, was specific. Ready? He could work as a potato chip cutter. I kid you not. I doubt such a job exists.</p><p></p><p>IF difficult child can get control of his alcoholism (and he is really trying since he lost his easy child) and learn more about our business he will have a marketable skill. He is great on the telephone, he does well with deliveries and he gets along adequately with walkin customers. Each of those are baby steps toward a career. He drove to NC for a national brake school. We see our role as trainers right now. As you know it is not easy to break bad habits and that is his battle. on the other hand, he doesn't remember whether he has had a shower, brushed his teeth, used deoderant, etc. Sigh. When he drinks he totally doesn't remember..yikes! It's complicated but we have detached alot this year and are very cautiously optimistic. Having "models" of normal behavior seems to improve things alot. We'll see. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 463002, member: 35"] The standards for disability and government programs in 2011 pretty much exclude anyone who is capable of any level of function. I've been involved with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) message boards etc. since the brain surgery and those who can not walk or speak or stop seizing get covered. Veterans, football players and regular guys like difficult child are deemed capable of working at "repetitive" jobs. Alot of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) victims have violent behaviors (thank God not difficult child) and many have really big issues with memory but are still deemd capable of working at "repetitive" jobs. Sigh. difficult child#2 with AS, SA, ADHA and a diagnosis. of BiPolar (BP) was dropped from disability rolls because TA DA he was deemed capable of "repetitive" jobs. The official document literally listed two suggested jobs. The first was assembly line work in a manufacturing plant. We have no plants within 150 miles. The second, believe it or not, was specific. Ready? He could work as a potato chip cutter. I kid you not. I doubt such a job exists. IF difficult child can get control of his alcoholism (and he is really trying since he lost his easy child) and learn more about our business he will have a marketable skill. He is great on the telephone, he does well with deliveries and he gets along adequately with walkin customers. Each of those are baby steps toward a career. He drove to NC for a national brake school. We see our role as trainers right now. As you know it is not easy to break bad habits and that is his battle. on the other hand, he doesn't remember whether he has had a shower, brushed his teeth, used deoderant, etc. Sigh. When he drinks he totally doesn't remember..yikes! It's complicated but we have detached alot this year and are very cautiously optimistic. Having "models" of normal behavior seems to improve things alot. We'll see. DDD [/QUOTE]
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