Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:57 am Post subject: Parenting a young adult ld
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I am writing to those parents of youg high functioning adults with
learning problems or young ld adults whose disability to some degree affects their social emotinal aspects. I would like to learn from your experience what and where are your children now, when school time is over, when your son or daughter does not make it to college, or requires
extensive support while lacking advocacy skills. and yet shows an
exceptional talent in some areas, but requires more structure setting.
Basicaly i am reffering to those parents whose childrens “fall between the cracks”. They are too high functioning to be entitled to servicses such
as medicasid, or medicaid waiver and yet can’t make it on their own.
I would like to know if you are familiar with any good program or living
arrangement setting. I am located in NYC, but open to suggestions
in other areas as well
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:31 am Post subject:
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Hello, Suzette.
You may wish to post this in the “Adults with LD” forum and ask the young adults themself.
She doesn’t post much anymore but there is one young women someplace in NY City who started her own support group. Perhaps she (or others) might be interested in sharing their experiences.
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My son is 21 and did not finish 9th grade. He has a drinking problem. He travels thru the revolving door at the courthouse. I had tried the tuff love on him, told him you found your way in trouble and you can get your self out…well that does not work with a young adult with LD. He would not mean to miss court dates, but time does not mean anything to him, a week or so later he would remember and then of course he is in bigger trouble for missing the date. Almost everyone I know tells me to kick him out of the home. Well, he does not read, he can’t fill out a job application…he can’t get his GED because he does not know how to read, Employers don’t want him after seeing his attempt to filling out a job application, they dismiss him for the better applicants…I wonder how he will survive life.