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What happens to adults with Down Syndrome that don’t have any family?
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:14 pm
You see them doing really well living with their parents but nobody mentions the ones that don’t have family. Do they go to an old folks home?
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:14 pm to OysterPoBoy
They start doing standup.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:15 pm to Rize
They have group homes dumbass
Probably the same if you don’t have kids to take care of you in old age when you will need it since you seem to have issues as well
Probably the same if you don’t have kids to take care of you in old age when you will need it since you seem to have issues as well
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:16 pm to OysterPoBoy
Frank’s and beans
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:16 pm to Rize
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They start doing standup.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:18 pm to LegendInMyMind
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LegendInMyMind
It got his cousin Danny, it just knicked him
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:18 pm to OysterPoBoy
I have a cousin in this situation. She's 38 or 39 years old. And her mother won't live much longer. We are having family discussions about what to do with her. What kind of help she will need, what her living situation will be etc.
The unfortunate thing is that her mother never put her into a group setting. She never got job training or really learned how to function independently. She is very high functioning on an individual level. If she had gotten the help she needed she could have a fast food or low skilled manufacturing job. And she could live in a group home or apartment with roommates or something. But her mother never did that with her. So it really limits our options at basically 40 years old.
TLDR: It's a problem
The unfortunate thing is that her mother never put her into a group setting. She never got job training or really learned how to function independently. She is very high functioning on an individual level. If she had gotten the help she needed she could have a fast food or low skilled manufacturing job. And she could live in a group home or apartment with roommates or something. But her mother never did that with her. So it really limits our options at basically 40 years old.
TLDR: It's a problem
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:19 pm to TheDeathValley
*nicked
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:21 pm to OysterPoBoy
I have two long time friends who work for GoodWill and there's a whole division that does job placement and sustainability stuff for adult DS or otherwise "can't get right" situations, they both work in that division. Usually a walmart greeter or something like that as a job, arranged by goodwill and the company, and arrange housing and transportation and such. People think of Good Will as just a thrift store where you can drop off your garbage, but they do so much more. As do the "evil corporations", they also participate bigly in the well being of their communities in this area.
This post was edited on 9/23/24 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:21 pm to nicholastiger
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They have group homes dumbass Probably the same if you don’t have kids to take care of you in old age when you will need it since you seem to have issues as well
You seem hangry. Would you like a grilled cheese?
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:22 pm to nicholastiger
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They have group homes dumbass Probably the same if you don’t have kids to take care of you in old age when you will need it since you seem to have issues as well
What an out of line and ridiculously toxic response to an innocent question
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:23 pm to No Colors
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The unfortunate thing is that her mother never put her into a group setting. She never got job training or really learned how to function independently. She is very high functioning on an individual level. If she had gotten the help she needed she could have a fast food or low skilled manufacturing job
I think that probably happens in most cases. That’s why I was curious. It doesn’t seem like a problem because they do so well when there is a parent around.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:24 pm to nicholastiger
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They have group homes dumbass
Probably the same if you don’t have kids to take care of you in old age when you will need it since you seem to have issues as well
Hot water burn baby?
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:25 pm to OysterPoBoy
They go to Washington and serve in Congress.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:25 pm to OysterPoBoy
If the family is receiving federal aid then I imagine it works the same elsewhere around the country with slight differences placed in private facilities that house medicare /end of life place ,,you never ever leave
When I had my stroke and was put in the rehab,
because of the pandemic, it was just of barely tolerable facilities and there were Several special need adults that were having a hard time understanding the rules about going into rooms And groups getting together which they were used to
There was one little fella probably in his mid 30s that really was upset he couldn't visit his friend which from what I understood talking to the staff had just been an old man that kind of adopted him spent a lot of time with him
One would hope that in those situations where old people don't have family visiting them and special needs adults don't have family left maybe they form a bond
Much like we have here
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:27 pm to OWLFAN86
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Much like we have here
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:28 pm to No Colors
That is a sad situation all the way around. I can't even imagine the stress she will through with all of the life changes and not be able to fully comprehend why.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:28 pm to OysterPoBoy
I think they go to a home. I knew a guy who had downs. He worked at his brother's store, he lived with his mom. His mom passed away and he lived with his brother and his brother unexpectedly passed away and he went into a home.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:30 pm to OysterPoBoy
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they do so well when there is a parent around.
It needs to be a balance. Her mother protected her for 30 years. But she should have given her a path to claim some independence and build a life outside of her mother.
Now that her mom is exiting the stage, it's less than ideal.
Posted on 9/23/24 at 7:30 pm to OysterPoBoy
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post: Started ByMessageWhat happens to adults with Down Syndrome that don’t have any family
I’ve never seen a homeless downs. As a society we take care of them, somehow.
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