still looking for help for 51 year old with copy-edit background and Asperger's

[Guest guest]

Dear all,

I know you have sent me suggestions, and I have sent them on.

Still, though, this gentleman is having no luck. Below is a message

from his therapist, who brough him to my attention in the first

place.

Dear :

Can you post this e-mail on your listserve, please?

I am still looking for shelter and employment for Hillburg, a

51 year-old-man with Asperger's. The situation is getting desperate.

Even though he has applied to every listing there has been even

close to his field, he still has no job. He will soon be homeless.

He is one of those people who could fall through the cracks. He

doesn't look disabled, he has not been poor long enough to have

Medicaid or long term social services. Of course, this bad economy

makes the job situation much worse.

is an excellent copy editor and proofreader. He was laid off by

McGraw-Hill after 4 years of work with them. He has had a few temp

jobs but they don't last long enough to sustain him. also

enjoys working with young people with disabilities. He volunteers as

a coach for special Olympics and would take a job related to caring

for the disabled. is intelligent, polite, responsive and quite

hard working. Due to the Asperger's, he has difficulty maintaining

consistent eye contact. He's quiet until he gets to know you, not

the kind to make jokes or be " the life of the party. " On the other

hand, he displays a dry sense of humor when he writes.

What needs right away is cheap or free lodgings—a room, a

basement studio, a room over the garage. We have tried to find

lodgings through social service agencies but, so far, to no avail.

Please respond on the listserve or directly to me if you have any

suggestions for . Thank you!

Marci M. Enos, Ph.D./ MizMarce@...

[Guest guest]

I will reply directly to Ms. Enos... sounds like a potentially good

candidate to be a personal assistant in a Host Family living arrangement or

perhaps he could seek employment at a special rec association or a special ed

co-op.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

still looking for help for 51 year old with copy-edit

background and Asperger's

Dear all,

I know you have sent me suggestions, and I have sent them on.

Still, though, this gentleman is having no luck. Below is a message

from his therapist, who brough him to my attention in the first

place.

Dear :

Can you post this e-mail on your listserve, please?

I am still looking for shelter and employment for Hillburg, a

51 year-old-man with Asperger's. The situation is getting desperate.

Even though he has applied to every listing there has been even

close to his field, he still has no job. He will soon be homeless.

He is one of those people who could fall through the cracks. He

doesn't look disabled, he has not been poor long enough to have

Medicaid or long term social services. Of course, this bad economy

makes the job situation much worse.

is an excellent copy editor and proofreader. He was laid off by

McGraw-Hill after 4 years of work with them. He has had a few temp

jobs but they don't last long enough to sustain him. also

enjoys working with young people with disabilities. He volunteers as

a coach for special Olympics and would take a job related to caring

for the disabled. is intelligent, polite, responsive and quite

hard working. Due to the Asperger's, he has difficulty maintaining

consistent eye contact. He's quiet until he gets to know you, not

the kind to make jokes or be " the life of the party. " On the other

hand, he displays a dry sense of humor when he writes.

What needs right away is cheap or free lodgings-a room, a

basement studio, a room over the garage. We have tried to find

lodgings through social service agencies but, so far, to no avail.

Please respond on the listserve or directly to me if you have any

suggestions for . Thank you!

Marci M. Enos, Ph.D./ MizMarce@...