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Originally Posted by snickers mom you mean my brother or my son (i'm sorry)
my brother has aspergers but he wasnt diagnosed until he was 18 and then he moved out to california and has a script to smoke pot
i'm not really sure how thats working for him but i wont be telling my son about his uncles method of dealing lol
my son has been involved with therapy/counseling/special ed classes/small ratio classes 3 teachers to 5 students up until now - he had a breakdown in the spring and was hosptilized - they just released him 2wks ago (from march!) but now he is in a residential treatment center put out by the childrens mental hospital here... he will be there until january or february of 2007 learning about how to deal with his disorders/disabilities/needs
i cried and still do its so hard... but honestly he is happy there and doing the work he needs to while he is still young and impressionable enough to maybe make a real difference... and he IS better
this was what was recommended a year ago but i just couldnt do it and said no - but then he fell apart and we no longer had a choice
in the meantime i see him all the time and participate in his social skills groups and family counseling and everything and i am renovating so when he comes home he will have his own room (he used to share w/his brother) because he can't handle the roommate situation
the residential treatment is everything i never thought it would be and i am so lucky... its a beautiful place that looks and feels like home... in the country (about 20min from home) and his doctor and mental health workers and nurses live there too... and work w/him every single day
there are 8 kids total and its a long term program and all about family so we are always there and learning too
and then the goal is he comes home and stays home and has the skills and tools to stay there - no more multiple schools and no more hospitalizations - just home forever |
I'm sorry I wasn't sure which was which. It sounds like your son is doing very well. I know you hate him not being with you all the time. At least you found a great place for him and you know he is getting exactly what he needs. I wish you and him all the best. I'm sure there are places like that here I just never had to look into them. We are very lucky Ethan is extremely high functioning. He just made himself some choc milk while I was typing this he also fixes his own bologna sandwiches and popcorn(microwave) and most of the time gets his own drinks and just about anything else.
Good Luck and please if you don't mind keep me posted as to how you son is doing.