's commencement

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Big few days. Friday we went to court and and I are now

co-guardians for . It was kind of sad because we had to claim that

he is not capable of even basic care for himself, which is true, but

hard to have to say in court. So he was emancipated for only a few

weeks from May 10 when he turned 18 to June 1 when he lost his rights.

Of course it was a time of total debauchery on his part! (just kidding

of course).

Anyway, on Saturday we had his high school graduation open house and on

Sunday he marched at commencement. Of course he can go to high school

in Michigan until he is 26 and he will do so, but we wanted him to go

through commencement with his class. It was worth it. We have a clip

of his going across the stage on youtube at

> . Even though his circle

of friends formally fell apart in high school and he has had less time

in inclusive settings, it seems that all of that work to support him

socially has paid off. He got the loudest applause and cheering of

anyone, a lot of it coming from his fellow seniors.

Tim

S. Hartshorne

Professor of Psychology

Sloan Hall 215

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

(989)774-6479 office

(989)774-2553 fax

tim.hartshorne@...

[Guest guest]

Tim...

What a beautiful day for all of you especially coming on the heels of

one of those bittersweet moments. You guys have much to be proud of

with all of the work you've made sure happened with . Looking

forward to seeing all of you this summer!

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