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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 679330" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>If he has any form of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), he should still get SSI. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is organic brain damage of varying degrees and affects the person's ability to cognitively function and make good decisions lifelong and also affects their ability to retain information day-to-day. I'd fight t hat SSI being withdrawn.Get a lawyer if necessary. Your son was damaged before his birth, not at all due to you, but he probably will need adult supports to launch at all. He very likely may be unable and it's not his fault his birthmother drank while pregnant with him. There is a price to pay for the poor child who drinks along with her.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure it is VERY frustrating to deal with government bureaucracy. And I wish you good luck, but I wouldn't give up on SSI and the other supports that it brings yet. Of course, he also needs rehab. What a mess! Hugs for your hurting and tired heart. My son was exposed to lots of lovely things in utero and has a form of autism. We are lucky he dodged the "I-can't-figure-out-right-from-wrong" bullet. He is doing really well with minimal adult supports. Not all adults can stand on their own. Some ARE disabled.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, you DO need to move on. There is nothing you can legally do, unless you can get guardianship over your son and then maybe you can help him get supports and rehab. But if he is resistant, that may be hard to do. Live your life. You earned it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 679330, member: 1550"] If he has any form of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), he should still get SSI. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is organic brain damage of varying degrees and affects the person's ability to cognitively function and make good decisions lifelong and also affects their ability to retain information day-to-day. I'd fight t hat SSI being withdrawn.Get a lawyer if necessary. Your son was damaged before his birth, not at all due to you, but he probably will need adult supports to launch at all. He very likely may be unable and it's not his fault his birthmother drank while pregnant with him. There is a price to pay for the poor child who drinks along with her. I'm sure it is VERY frustrating to deal with government bureaucracy. And I wish you good luck, but I wouldn't give up on SSI and the other supports that it brings yet. Of course, he also needs rehab. What a mess! Hugs for your hurting and tired heart. My son was exposed to lots of lovely things in utero and has a form of autism. We are lucky he dodged the "I-can't-figure-out-right-from-wrong" bullet. He is doing really well with minimal adult supports. Not all adults can stand on their own. Some ARE disabled. Having said that, you DO need to move on. There is nothing you can legally do, unless you can get guardianship over your son and then maybe you can help him get supports and rehab. But if he is resistant, that may be hard to do. Live your life. You earned it. [/QUOTE]
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