I do hope his future is bright. People think of disability as being this thing that weighs you down, and yes, depending on the nature of your disability, that can be true. But people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can have rich full vibrant lives, and that includes the proportion of them who are nonspeaking. I hope he is given every opportunity to do so.
Would his age be an issue in that scenario? Hes legally an adult, tho imo hes clearly incapable of caring for himself. I hope the foster family gets to keep caring for him. I don't see why that should have to change.
If the foster family is only registered to care for juveniles, it may not be possible or appropriate for him to stay there. I think they're different systems. They may also be a family who does short to medium term placements, not long or permanent.
Perhaps from abandoning him. Perhaps from the condition he was in. Perhaps she continued to get his checks and cash them. I'm holding on to a little compassion for mom, pending further information. We at websleuths always wish that overwhelmed parents would do something other than hurt or kill those in their care - if she was unable to physically or mentally care for him, I'm not going to judge her too harshly without knowing her story as this story has a happy ending. I have a child with a chronic illness - it's hard but I have a stable family unit and enough resources including good health care. I very often wonder how those less fortunate than my wife and I cope with this difficult situation - this may be the genesis of my little bit of compassion.
I know what you mean. This is my concern too. What does the state do with adults? I believe this is a juvenile CPS placement and although he's with a family, he's in the state's custody as a juvenile. Now what?
I know it's hard for adults. My mum's best friend has a daughter a few years younger than me with Down Syndrome. Unlike a lot of people you see with DS, she's not at a level where she's able to work or live semi-independently. Like Cordarius, she needs twenty four hour care, and her verbal communication is extremely limited. But she has always been social, and loved going to school or church. Unfortunately, once she 'aged out' of special schooling, there was absolutely nothing for her to do, no services or programs in her area, so she was just home all day with her parents or a carer. I think she asked for about ten years if she could go to school, when was she going to school, and for all I know, she may still do. She's nearly forty. There's just nothing for disabled adults in so many places, whether we're talking living situations or programs for socialisation and enrichment.
^RBBM
Yes, these adults need special schooling. There are "sheltered workshops", (which is another story altogether), but these adults need basic hygiene. daily living and enrichment learning. Just being able to go to a place to socialize, do some arts and crafts, enjoy some music, watch a movie etc. would mean so much to them. It's a full day for them.
