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Welcome Lucy,

I also have a little tike Takoda is HFA also but only 4 1/2.

The nero who sent him for the evaluation for austism actually told me, "Don't worry Mom we live in the computer age and these kids are usually gifted with computers. If you can fix a guys computer your in."

I often pray he's right and my little guy loves the computer.

Does your son have any prospects in a job computer related?

Nelle

I was going to say the same thing!  Our doc also said that jobs for people with HFA were better if the person could relate their "obsession" to it.  So, my 5 yr old, Julian will most likely be a mechanic...LOL  but only to change the tires and take cars apart...

Hopefully someone else here can offer some better advice.  Wish I could help you more!

Anyone out there helping to find employment for their son/daughter with HFA? My son is 17 with HFA. He will graduate next year. We are hooked up with all kinds of services. Son currently works in a fast food restaurant maintaining the dining room. Our story is long. My main reason for posting is that I wanted to hear from other parents who have children in this age grp.  Do any of your kids have jobs? If so doing what? I've checked out some of the other message boards to get information about this topic but no luck. We have a case manager who will be reopening my son's file to explore other employment options. Look forward to hearing from other parents. Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am even worse help than other with my son being almost 3.

Truck Driving: driving alone all over!

Taxi Driver

Pizza Delivery

Auto Mechanic

I hope this at least gives ideas to get you thinking!!

Thanks for the reply. Trying to stay away from cleaning jobs (he's not into it anyway). He is good with maps and directions. He does have a drivers license and loves to drive but I'm not sure there really is a profession for him that involves driving. Hope to hear from parents who have older teens.what about a courier service?  Or flower delivery?Lucy, last year my then 16 yr old [PDD-NOS] worked at a fitness center for the summer.  This proved to be fairly miserable for him.  It involved sitting for hours at a reception desk AND being polite to the customers.  He has quite a few learned social skills, but that forced interaction was awful.  This summer, as a 17 yr old, we decided that he shouldn't work but he is in charge of driving his little brother to all of his social/summer activities and running errands for the family.  He plays football so he has practice/workouts almost every day anyway.  Additionally, he is going to work for one week as a "runner" at my law firm.  He will take pleadings to the courthouse, run errands for the partners, hand-deliver letters and documents to clients, etc.  We'll see how this works out.  He is doing that the week of June 20th, so I'll keep you posted.

Hi,

I have a 16 year old son just dx so I am new to any resources, hook-ups etc. that are available--but I am dying to know about all of them.  We want him to get a job for the summer.  I understand that it's great if he can have a job that is in focus with his fixatons--any body know of jobs that have to do with Lego's?  JK-sort of.  He doesn't drive (doesn't want to--"too many things to do at the same time")  He wants to be a bagger at a grocery store.  That could work well for him.  How do I go about helping him get a job? 

New topic:  I'm just about going crazy...I can't tell what behaviors he does are just being a teenager, (even tho I have 3 older kids) and what are dx related.  AAAAHHH!

We have his formal, official dx meeting with the Dr. this week.  I hope she'll have some answers...

 

 

Mary  Your 16 year old son could get services from vocational rehab. Ask your case manager at school for an evaluation. Express clearly want you would like to have happen. This is step 1.

Thanks Lucy.  School's out for summer here so do I contact the school district personnel?  He was kicked out of the Resourse program at the highschool because he was preforming above his tested ability. ( If he was perfoming below his tested abilites he would still be in resource.)  I don't follow the reasoning of this at all.  So anyway, I don't think he has a case manager. 

We meet with the Dr. tomorrow with his final, formal report.  I have tons of questions--I hope she'll be of some help in directing me to resources available to him, to me and my hubby and to the rest of our family.  This is an ugly chapter in our lives right now because our boy feels that he can do virtually anything and it's okay for him to do it as long as he doesn't get caught.  Needless to say, we can't trust him, he lies to us nearly every day and is disobedient and disrespectful. 

We are at our wits end.  I have high hopes for tomorrow's appt.   I hope I'm not setting myself up with my need for answers NOW. 

I'm venting...thanks for your shouler.

Mary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary, write all your questions down for the MD. I guess your new to the system.  Your son will need the complete work up. The MD should write it all out in his/her recommendations. Have him/her include a vocational rehab. evaluation. Even though school is out, once you have the report you need to write to the Director of Special Ed. to get things going. These directors work over the summer usually. Good Luck. There is much to do. The most important thing right now though is firming up the DX. The school will have to do a lot of evaluations ( psychological, academic, behavioral, etc.) An individualized education plan will have to be developed (IEP). First things first.

Lucy, thanks for your reply.  He just had his triannual done a year ago December in CA.  We moved to NV last July, and they tested him here & didn't qualify him for resource based on NV's criteria -- even tho he's had an IEP for years.  So this year of school he was mainstreamed.  He got a B average the first semester.  He used accomodations in a 504 for his second semester and he got an B-,C+ average.

We went to the Dr today.  She had a lot of info for us and answered a lot of our q's.  She will send us her formal report with her recommendations in a week or so.   Can't wait to learn about the resources that are available.  She stated that she didn't think the school district will be of much help to us. 

I went to Albertson's grocery store today and learned that they hire "special" kids as courtesy clerks.  (In the Bay Area, CA, Safeway did too.)  so, it looks promising that Will could have a job this summer.   I  sure hope your son can find a job that he'll enjoy.  Thanks again,   --Mary


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