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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 661262" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Go to your Dept. of Workforce Development. If he has a true executive function deficit, which (don't be scared) will be called cognitive disability not otherwise specified on his testing (which he will have to do) he can get services to place him in a suitable job for him. He may be allowed a job coach until he learns the job. He will also qualify for social security, Medicare and Medicaid. I'm sort of like your son and wish I had known the help was there sooner. I am quite bright, but there are many jobs I can't do or understand due to slower processing both and it takes me longer to catch on, due to slight neurological differences in my thought processes. Executive function and non verbal learning disabilities have been in my report as well.</p><p></p><p>I do not make a lot of money, but with the social security, I make enough to live a modest lifestyyle on my own (if necessary...right now I am married).</p><p></p><p>We have one son on the autism spectrum and he is young---21---he lives alone. He collecteds social security and works four hours each day as well. He was specially placed in a job that fit his needs and he is quite a happy, well satisfied and extremely nice young man who never has to worry about having to live with mom (because mom can't live forever). Don't listen to friends or family who tell you it's too hard to get Disability. I didn't even go to Workforce Development for social security, but they always do a job assessment and a neuropsychology test and one of my diagnosis. was cognitive disorder not otherwise specified. That alarmed me at first, but it was explained that all it means is that cognitively I think differently, not that I am a "low IQ." I have been very happy since all that happened and wish I had known about it much, much sooner. I see the confidence and happiness in my son. He does not feel disabled and is rarely sad.</p><p></p><p>That is my suggestion. Can't hurt. It worked well for us and your son does have something that impedes him from being able to keep a job or do a job, much like me. It got very frustrating and made me feel very poorly about myself and the entire low self esteem bit was not necessary if I had only understood.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 661262, member: 1550"] Go to your Dept. of Workforce Development. If he has a true executive function deficit, which (don't be scared) will be called cognitive disability not otherwise specified on his testing (which he will have to do) he can get services to place him in a suitable job for him. He may be allowed a job coach until he learns the job. He will also qualify for social security, Medicare and Medicaid. I'm sort of like your son and wish I had known the help was there sooner. I am quite bright, but there are many jobs I can't do or understand due to slower processing both and it takes me longer to catch on, due to slight neurological differences in my thought processes. Executive function and non verbal learning disabilities have been in my report as well. I do not make a lot of money, but with the social security, I make enough to live a modest lifestyyle on my own (if necessary...right now I am married). We have one son on the autism spectrum and he is young---21---he lives alone. He collecteds social security and works four hours each day as well. He was specially placed in a job that fit his needs and he is quite a happy, well satisfied and extremely nice young man who never has to worry about having to live with mom (because mom can't live forever). Don't listen to friends or family who tell you it's too hard to get Disability. I didn't even go to Workforce Development for social security, but they always do a job assessment and a neuropsychology test and one of my diagnosis. was cognitive disorder not otherwise specified. That alarmed me at first, but it was explained that all it means is that cognitively I think differently, not that I am a "low IQ." I have been very happy since all that happened and wish I had known about it much, much sooner. I see the confidence and happiness in my son. He does not feel disabled and is rarely sad. That is my suggestion. Can't hurt. It worked well for us and your son does have something that impedes him from being able to keep a job or do a job, much like me. It got very frustrating and made me feel very poorly about myself and the entire low self esteem bit was not necessary if I had only understood. Good luck!!! [/QUOTE]
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