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Housing that is more for independent living with minimal assistance.
Here in Maryland my son who is Autistic lives in a Project Home house which runs by the county. We had to submit paperwork to be approved, We saw three houses with their social worker and finally… read more
call the Autism society and your county has a disabilty center for aullts.
Hi. Anyone in Orange County with adult children? My son is 24 years old now. He's been home full time for over 2 years. No day programs taking those needing 1:1 still. Want to connect with others.
Hi!! We're in Lake Forest and we've been blessed to have our caregiver for the past 4+ years that took the place of my son's Day Program at Vocational Visions, since covid started. My son is 30 and… read more
I submitted a request to be exempt. It was granted in Putnam County.
Sadly, We all get there on this journey.
Also @A MyAutismTeam Member, What State?
What are you struggling with? Someone here might have the answer that you are looking for.
Hello, hope all is well with everyone. I was wondering if anyone here has gone through the process to become the qualified caregiver through IHSS for a child with autism? Also, has anyone qualified for “Protective Supervision" of children with special needs? The americanaadvocacygroup.com, AAG, claims they can assist at every stage of this process. Does anyone know if they are legit?
Hi yes, I’m my oldest daughter’s caregiver. I get paid to take care of her.
In visiting schools for our move to Orange County the principals and district offices claim that massive cutbacks are to blame for limited resource support for kids in public schools where I want my child mainstreamed. His current IEP in 4th grade has him in regular classroom 60% and in resource classroom for 40% of the time. He made huge strides last year both academically and socially and I don't want him to regress if CA tries to force him in to self containment due to lack of resource… read more
Wow. Of the 3,144 counties in the U.S., Orange County had the 79th highest median income in the country. If they don't have the money for public schools then a lot of other people are in deep… read more
21 MONTH OLD!!
Connecticut , in Orange County..there are a lot of services in the area.. don’t know why They concentrate in that area.
Our son has in school services. But it was recommended that he has in home services. We know that there is cost to the in home services & insurance usually does not cover. Would SSDI be the right avenue to go & do we need an attorney to get that? We are still in the process of getting him into counseling through the county mental health department. But we really do not know how to proceed with this. Thanks for any suggestions.
Julie - can u provide more information on the Katie Becket program?