Guest guest Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Thanks, Robin, have a cocktail for me too! It appears right now that Vocational Rehab may be best shot. Turns out her previous job was working with Job Corps as Career Transition Specialist and she kept asking if Job Corps has done so and so and sent DS things like CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION! I said, " no, they have done nothing. " So, she knows people to call there. I also emailed the guy that NOW has her job and asked if he knew about this stuff? Oh, yeah, they were supposed to have sent stuff to DS like " employability kit " whatever that is! ARRGH! It is so frustrating and it takes so long to get VR moving on anything. I have decided to get son to send a letter to the Assisted Living place where he had multiple interviews asking for accommodations in taking the test he failed. In my opinion, this is what the Disability Program Navigator should be doing...but he's not. VR person had another great suggestion too. She said many kids with learning disabilities are accommodated on taking the bar exam for law school by having it read aloud to them. We learned with driver's test, DS failed three times by having to take on computer, asked to have it read to him, and he passed. And, this weekend, a dear friend who is former spec ed teacher worked with him on interviewing skills and another friend who is an HR director, but also had daughter with severe disabilities, is going to work with him on interviewing. AGAIN, stuff, in my opinion, these govt. employees should be doing! Thanks for the suggestions and moral support! He has an interview Wednesday with grocery store chain EarthFare, coming into town with new chain. Cross your fingers for him! Sue in TN > > > > > > Dear Parents; > > > See " Adam " , the movie recently out. about an Aspe. It is so true to life it hurts. Well Adam was too honest in many places in his replies to some things. > > > > > > T. > > > ( ) So Aspie... > > > > > > > > > Okay...another funny story.... > > > > > > My son started " dating " a girl.....mostly talking on the phone and seeing each other in school (since he is only in 8th grade). My husband met her when he took them to the movies. He said she was cute. > > > > > > Well, today he said they broke up. My husband asked what happened. Well, it seems she had long hair and cut it off. She asked my son, Do you like it " ....and guess what he said .....NO....so they aren't going out....omg.. .My husband says to him...If a woman asks you if this looks good or something like that...always say YES.... > > > > > > I got the biggest chuckle out of this... > > > > > > jan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I'll cross all that I have for him and this job. Good luck!!!I just gotta say that I think it's wonderful that you're doing all of this for him. Not that you have the choice to NOT do it,,,,,,but you DO have a choice. You are choosing to push and work with him and find people to help and complain when people aren't. You deserve many fine things.............Your son is going to make it someday in a place that is just right for him. And, he'll know that you helped him. That you would have done anything to help him. It will all be okay some day..............(I think I'm saying this to myself, too....he he) Hugs to you. Robin From: Mimi <sue@...>Subject: ( ) Re: So Aspie... Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 10:38 AM Thanks, Robin, have a cocktail for me too!It appears right now that Vocational Rehab may be best shot. Turns out her previous job was working with Job Corps as Career Transition Specialist and she kept asking if Job Corps has done so and so and sent DS things like CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION! I said, "no, they have done nothing." So, she knows people to call there. I also emailed the guy that NOW has her job and asked if he knew about this stuff? Oh, yeah, they were supposed to have sent stuff to DS like "employability kit" whatever that is! ARRGH! It is so frustrating and it takes so long to get VR moving on anything.I have decided to get son to send a letter to the Assisted Living place where he had multiple interviews asking for accommodations in taking the test he failed. In my opinion, this is what the Disability Program Navigator should be doing...but he's not.VR person had another great suggestion too. She said many kids with learning disabilities are accommodated on taking the bar exam for law school by having it read aloud to them. We learned with driver's test, DS failed three times by having to take on computer, asked to have it read to him, and he passed.And, this weekend, a dear friend who is former spec ed teacher worked with him on interviewing skills and another friend who is an HR director, but also had daughter with severe disabilities, is going to work with him on interviewing. AGAIN, stuff, in my opinion, these govt. employees should be doing!Thanks for the suggestions and moral support! He has an interview Wednesday with grocery store chain EarthFare, coming into town with new chain. Cross your fingers for him!Sue in TN> > >> > > Dear Parents;> > > See "Adam", the movie recently out. about an Aspe. It is so true to life it hurts. Well Adam was too honest in many places in his replies to some things.> > > > > > T.> > > ( ) So Aspie...> > > > > > > > > Okay...another funny story....> > > > > > My son started "dating" a girl.....mostly talking on the phone and seeing each other in school (since he is only in 8th grade). My husband met her when he took them to the movies. He said she was cute.> > > > > > Well, today he said they broke up. My husband asked what happened. Well, it seems she had long hair and cut it off. She asked my son, Do you like it"....and guess what he said .....NO....so they aren't going out....omg.. .My husband says to him...If a woman asks you if this looks good or something like that...always say YES....> > > > > > I got the biggest chuckle out of this...> > > > > > jan> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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