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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 548076" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Midwest mom, I understand that your son can work in a sheltered workspace but our experience isn't that way. These adults see what n/t young men and women are doing at their age. They have the intellect, for the most part, to yearn for more. Meaningful work, a spouse, a home maybe even children. I'm not surprised at all at the 90% unemployment. </p><p>Example, a young man did data entry and did it well for 6 months. Over the weekend they changed the keyboards on all the computers to something more ergonomic. He had a total meltdown with all the bells and whistles including threats to blow the place up. Obviously, he got let go. </p><p>I believe my son and many of the other adults I have met don't do well packing grocery or pushing carts. It's repetitive, boring and people treat them like they are less than deserving to be treated with respect. They certainly can't live on that income. We expect both our son's to not go to the lowest rung but to push through to reach the goal that they have set using the potential they have. Most of the kids haven't held a job for very long, even the one's that have graduated from prestigious universities. </p><p>I sure hope my difficult child gets marketable skills but I doubt he will ever work in an office with n/t's for a 40 hr work week. He would go nuts being so confined. He is working on film editing and creating small film shorts. No income yet. We are anxious for him to not require outside financial support. It will make him proud of himself to stand on his own two feet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 548076, member: 3"] Midwest mom, I understand that your son can work in a sheltered workspace but our experience isn't that way. These adults see what n/t young men and women are doing at their age. They have the intellect, for the most part, to yearn for more. Meaningful work, a spouse, a home maybe even children. I'm not surprised at all at the 90% unemployment. Example, a young man did data entry and did it well for 6 months. Over the weekend they changed the keyboards on all the computers to something more ergonomic. He had a total meltdown with all the bells and whistles including threats to blow the place up. Obviously, he got let go. I believe my son and many of the other adults I have met don't do well packing grocery or pushing carts. It's repetitive, boring and people treat them like they are less than deserving to be treated with respect. They certainly can't live on that income. We expect both our son's to not go to the lowest rung but to push through to reach the goal that they have set using the potential they have. Most of the kids haven't held a job for very long, even the one's that have graduated from prestigious universities. I sure hope my difficult child gets marketable skills but I doubt he will ever work in an office with n/t's for a 40 hr work week. He would go nuts being so confined. He is working on film editing and creating small film shorts. No income yet. We are anxious for him to not require outside financial support. It will make him proud of himself to stand on his own two feet. [/QUOTE]
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