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When the long term future for your child is very bleak....
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 122852" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I long ago, as early as when we adopted our son at age two, realized that we may be taking on a child who may not be independent. Statistics on children on the autism spectrum living completely independent are very low, and, frankly, I have decided that you can have a very full, happy life and live with some help. In fact, my son will probably be 80% independent and need some help with reminders about life skills and perhaps will do best in a sheltered workshop job. And he'll be happy doing it, unless he really changes! What WE want for our kids is not always what they want for themselves. My son was a very tortured toddler, but has grown into a young man comfortable in his own skin, although he realizes he is different. We are going to prepare him to be independent, as independent as he can be, and play it by ear. If he needs assisted living, so be it. There is nothing he can't do if he is in assisted living. He can still work, marry, do his thing, etc. He is so much more functional than he was when we first got him though. I really can't put a definite limit on his abilities yet. But whatever life he lives, he has it within him to be happy. That's what I want the most for him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 122852, member: 1550"] I long ago, as early as when we adopted our son at age two, realized that we may be taking on a child who may not be independent. Statistics on children on the autism spectrum living completely independent are very low, and, frankly, I have decided that you can have a very full, happy life and live with some help. In fact, my son will probably be 80% independent and need some help with reminders about life skills and perhaps will do best in a sheltered workshop job. And he'll be happy doing it, unless he really changes! What WE want for our kids is not always what they want for themselves. My son was a very tortured toddler, but has grown into a young man comfortable in his own skin, although he realizes he is different. We are going to prepare him to be independent, as independent as he can be, and play it by ear. If he needs assisted living, so be it. There is nothing he can't do if he is in assisted living. He can still work, marry, do his thing, etc. He is so much more functional than he was when we first got him though. I really can't put a definite limit on his abilities yet. But whatever life he lives, he has it within him to be happy. That's what I want the most for him. [/QUOTE]
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