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Should I Advocate For My Son At His Job, Or Let Him Handle It On His Own? He Was Verbally Attacked At Work...
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My son is 17. He has HFA. His typical behaviors are sleep disfunction, mouth chewing, finger play, pacing, withdrawing, speech delay, and others. He has a limited short term memory. He recently acquired a part-time job. He works 16 hours a week, and up until yesterday, he loved his job. But yesterday, after I dropped him off, apparently, a manager from another store, who was covering for his sick manager, called him out at soon as he walked through the door. She began (per him) to yell at him… read more

posted December 27, 2017
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Well to not cause any problems with that lady you can always call an outside source to come in and investigate the way she handles her employee that way it still let's him keep his place and it looks as if someone else called so it doesn't come back on your son im fighting with the school where my son attends now advocating for him and I quote laws they bend them so if you can find an outside agency or go above her and have someone talk to her on her approach towards your son because of what she's doing isn't right by no means then he still can go forward without the direct heat coming at him

posted December 27, 2017
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I feel for your son. It hurts my heart! I have a son who is high functioning. He is 20. He works 2 jobs. The grocery store he works for has been a blessing in giving him self confidence. The business is known for hiring people with disabilities. Once hired, I contacted a support group who helped with his training and monitored his work. They were great about helping him and the business cope with any issues that came up. His 2nd job has been great also. It just so happened that the manager had hired a lady who has a son with autism. He learned through this woman and her son how to work with my son. He is treated with respect and understanding there as well. My point is, there is a "good fit" for your son. I would say get him out of there. The experience cannot be helping his confidence in himself or people in general. He has had his taste of reality. I'm sure he feels embarrassed in front of the other employees now too. It is time to start looking for a place that will give him a positive outlook on life. It sounds like he will be dealing with this person on and off. I understand your comment on having him handle it on his own. It's hard to do. Maybe you can go to the business on a day when he isn't there to discuss this with his actual boss. She needs to know about that woman's conduct. She should take care of the mess at work. She should then have a discussion with your son, let him tell the story. If she has a negative attitude about the situation, then I would definitely consider taking him out of there. No one deserves mental abuse. Bless you for having patience with that nasty woman! Hopefully this experience will only make him stronger. I am not sure where you are from, but there should be a facility that can find your son an appropriate job with training and monitoring. I wish you guys the best!

posted January 12, 2018

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