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re: What happens to adults with Down Syndrome that don’t have any family?
Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:01 am to BostonJack18
Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:01 am to BostonJack18
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What an out of line and ridiculously toxic response to an innocent question
He's a really bad poster.
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:02 am to OysterPoBoy
My wife works for a company that puts adults with special needs in individual family homes. Basically, it's like fostering for adults. They get their own room and, if placed in the right home, they are treated like family and not a guest. She has some families that bring their individuals (as her work calls it) on vacations and to go do fun events. Most of the people she works with hate group homes and enjoy the independence they get with living with a family.
This post was edited on 9/24/24 at 10:03 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:04 am to OysterPoBoy
Assisted living.
And obviously things have changed in that department over the years. Their average lifespan has greatly increased.
And obviously things have changed in that department over the years. Their average lifespan has greatly increased.
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The life expectancy of people with Down syndrome increased dramatically between 1960 and 2007. In 1960, on average, persons with Down syndrome lived to be about 10 years old. In 2007, on average, persons with Down syndrome lived to be about 47 years old.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:06 am to Lord of Bees
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Have you seen the politics board on here? Holy cow, those posters are everything that’s wrong with America. I thought about saying something but how do you convince an idiot that they’re an idiot?
White guy for Kamala?
Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:08 am to LSUAlum2001
quote:Whenever my wife says, "no" to something, I tilt my head back a little, give her the glassy eye, and say, "you are not invited to my birthday party."
Peanut Butter Falcon
Posted on 9/25/24 at 8:30 am to fr33manator
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*nicked
Damn, do you feel better now?
Posted on 9/25/24 at 9:12 am to OysterPoBoy
The more difficult issue is what happens when the parents die and no one is left to care for the person (same is true for mentally disabled people). I deal with this issue in my practice.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 9:26 am to deeprig9
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As do the "evil corporations", they also participate bigly in the well being of their communities in this area.
*And somebody with DS isn't ever going to ask for a raise over minimum wage.
Careful flinging halos around.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 9:27 am to ThatMakesSense
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I’ve never seen a homeless downs. As a society we take care of them, somehow.
This is what govt funding, benefits, social support should be for. Not lazy, obese, illegal immigrants, or drug addicts.
Posted on 9/25/24 at 9:31 am to OysterPoBoy
In Europe they have working farms / assisted living facilities where down syndrome and similar non violent mental health people can live. They get specific jobs depending on their abilities like gathering eggs, tending gardens, managing livestock, etc in exchange for room and board. Its all run through non profits and gives them a place to live, a purpose, and friends to be around.
Seems like a good idea however I've never heard of one here in the states.
Edit: Could be viewed as Indentured Servents here in the states. I'm sure someone would run it as a business and take advantage of them here....because we have the ability to ruin good things.
Seems like a good idea however I've never heard of one here in the states.
Edit: Could be viewed as Indentured Servents here in the states. I'm sure someone would run it as a business and take advantage of them here....because we have the ability to ruin good things.
This post was edited on 9/25/24 at 9:33 am
Posted on 9/25/24 at 9:44 am to OysterPoBoy
I have a double whammy story regarding those with DS
When I was a kid, I was abducted by an 18 yr old guy with DS who lived a couple houses down from my family. Coincidentally, the woman who rescued me and essentially saved my life was also a 16 yr old woman who also had DS.
He died one year to the day of my abduction and the DS woman is now in her early 50's who lived with her widowed mom for several years until the mom passed. This gal ended up buying a very small townhome with her inheritance and teaches Pre-K at a private school.....and seems to be thriving. No intervention by the state or anything which is great.
Every time I see her (randomly at restaurants etc), I tell her she's tGOAT
To my knowledge, she doesn't suffer from any health ailments and will probably live until her 70's I'd imagine which is in line with her parents who both died in their 70's.
When I was a kid, I was abducted by an 18 yr old guy with DS who lived a couple houses down from my family. Coincidentally, the woman who rescued me and essentially saved my life was also a 16 yr old woman who also had DS.
He died one year to the day of my abduction and the DS woman is now in her early 50's who lived with her widowed mom for several years until the mom passed. This gal ended up buying a very small townhome with her inheritance and teaches Pre-K at a private school.....and seems to be thriving. No intervention by the state or anything which is great.
Every time I see her (randomly at restaurants etc), I tell her she's tGOAT
To my knowledge, she doesn't suffer from any health ailments and will probably live until her 70's I'd imagine which is in line with her parents who both died in their 70's.
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