[tri-med] Re: an appt.

kelsey's soccer coach here is a young woman that works in a program that 
helps people with dis abilities live on their own.  she says she helps with 
all kinds of things like check book balancing (how many of us can do 
that????), setting up social opportunities and all kinds of stuff.  if you 
want michelle i can ask if she knows there is an evilalent program in 
michigan.
jude, mom to derek-19, kelsey-16
and kameron-7-full t18
golden, colorado usa
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Whatever his goals are then you start working out what he needs to achieve
> them. Does he need a scribe/notetaker to go to college? Does he need to
> learn essential living skills? (eg how to develop a budget, write cheques,
> operate a bank account).  Does he need protection to do these things (we
> call them guardians here)? Or does he simply need assistance? Maybe he 
> needs
> to learn basic living skills eg cooking, cleaning etc
>
> Don't forget too the social aspects of life after school - eg dating help 
> or
> even how to make friends out there in the bigger world. (goodness knows I
> know lots of NDA kids that need help with that one)
>
> And when you ask for services - you ask for those things that Alex needs 
> to
> achieve his goals - NOT what fits in with existing programs. This is all
> about Alex achieveing HIS goals - not some administrator deciding how his
> program will operate.

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