Guest guest Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi, I have a questions for families that their child is out of high school.. Does your autistic child hold a job? Maddie is turning 14 this month, and during her IEP in May we had to do the transition section fo her IEP. Well, and I said at this time we can't see Maddie holding a job - she is just too unstable and inconsistent. (She is diagnosed with moderatet/severe MR, autism, and now bipolar which we still don't have 100% under control - bad evening so far). The school will not listen to me - all they keep going on about is how they can get her to get a job and make money. First off, we didn't adopt Maddie for her to make money for us. Second, I think putting her in the work environment is going to make my life more complicated trying to deal with all the unknowns, etc. The school says I'm not being realistic, but I'm the one thinking they aren't being realistic. I got a copy of the IEP in the mail and under her goal for transition they listed parents want Maddie to get employment - sigh:( I wanted listed that we would continue to work on educational goals such as reading, money, telling time, etc (stuff she would use in day to day life) and to work on life skills to help her live as independently as possible. Thanks. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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