Guest guest Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Hi, My name is and together with my husband, Greg, we have the pleasure of parenting 5 children. Our eldest son,PJ, is turning 18 next week; he has Down Syndrome and some very difficult behavioral issues that are out of the norm for Down Syndrome. Our eldest daughter is 11 and is still apparently suffering the ill effects of the first 10 months of her life in an orphanage. She began around 2 years old with a Dx of PDD-NOS and now hangs out on the ASD as Asperger's. Any ASD Dx for her is the least of her problems as mood disorder, disordered attachment, and math learning disability top the stress-er list. Our other children 10 year old son, 9 year old daughter,and 5 year old son are relatively " typical " .. Two of these guys also spent the beginnings of their life in orphanages and suffered no ill effects. Go figure. I have joined the list because we are trying to explore adult options for our eldest. I'm curious what things are like other places. I fear that there is nothing here in NE Tenn except beautiful mountains. So, I'm curious about other locations- things like the waiting list for services and what those might be when and if you get off the list. Here there is little hope of PJ getting enough state funding for a supported living situation and not much employment options, and without us doing it- no recreation. My husband and I both like to keep busy, but we are wearing out on parenting PJ and his confrontational- augmentative manner is sapping the joy out of parenting out other children. If this topic has been discussed in the past I'd be glad to read the archives if I had any clue as to how to find them. My competency on the computer is limited. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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