How can I get help for my mentally and physically challenged son?
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Check the resources at your nearest MHMR Center. You might call Red Cross for more resources...
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These are all helpful links for any parent of children with disabilites. A couple of them are Government links and one leads to SS page of benefits for these children. (and parents)\nHope this will help you. I know it will keep you busy searching and reading if it is what you want. Best wishes to you and your child. Doug
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HI I previously lived in Wilmington NC and they had many mental health resources community based and school based (most where free) my son had an excellent teacher in a behavioral (high function autistic) class there they also had excellent classes in lower functioning autism. You can use yahoo or google to search for schools there are also some therapeutic schools that are non profit and take some kids who cannot pay you can also petition the local school district to pay for therapeutic schools within a certain area you may need an advocate check in your local community pages in your phone book they may also be able to help you for free you can also ask for out of district placement if there is a local school that can better serve your needs also check out Reedmartin.com and wrightslaw.com they have really good referrals and information for special needs kids and their education Good luck its a hard road but you can do it!
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Look in your yellow pages, under mental health, you'll find something for your needs. Call around. Good Luck. Forget #1's answer, he's a goner. L
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You don't "rehabilitate" him.  You love him and help him understand his strengths.  You teach him to cope with the intense stream of sensory input he can't filter.  You need to understand that God would not have brought you this amazing child if He thought you couldn't handle this.  My son is high functioning, and an amazing kid who is eight now and brightens my every day.  My daughter shows a lot of the same qualities and may be high functioning autistic as well.  She's ten, and is the apple of my eye.  This link will help you to open up to what you child is going through: http://home.att.net/~ascaris1/\nIt was put together by an autistic man who wants parents of autistic kids to know just what it is for a child to grow up in this.  \nAmong the people in history who grew up and made a name for themselves are Mozart, Edison, Einstein, and Thomas Jefferson.  Being autistic doesn't have to prevent your child from finding success.
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You could also ask at your local school.   Although they are children not adults, they have to deal with the same problems.   My local school has a SENCO who deals with children with disabilities.  There should be one at your local primary or senior school who may be able to give you some more pointers - after all, they must go to outside agencies for help at times!\n\nOf course, you could also try organisations set up to help people with disabilities and other problems\n\nGood luck with your assignment.\n\nOh, and if you find any of the answers useful, please do not forget to include Yahoo! in your sources!!!!   If nothing else, it shows initiative!
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LOOK IN THE PHONE BOOK THERE SHOULD BE SOME CENTERS THAT CAN TELL YOU WHERE TO CALL AND GET HELP... HE NEEDS TO LEAVE
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Your child is not the only one with problems like this.  Professional help is in order when the child's behavior is dangerous to them or others.  Do not take it lightly.  Your child needs a complete psychiatric evaluation to determine what the problem is, and what you can do for your child, and to protect your family.\n\nWhile I'm sure you love your child dearly, you may have make some serious decisions to ensure everyone's safety.  God be with you.  I pray He will guide you to the right specialists who will have positive, loving answers for you.  Amen.\n\nBest Wishes,\n\nSue
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http://www.autismtoilettraining.com \nI have not looked at the site myself, but it came up on an ad for something else I was looking at, hopefully it will help! I had my autistic son completely out of diapers by the time he was 27 months old, but your situation is more normal with autism. It just happened that Tim was oversensitive to sensory input, so he HATED wearing wet underwear. I don't know how much of this will apply to you, but I'll tell you what I did anyway. Everyone on here that said to be really consistent with a reward system is right on target, that's about the only way to get through an autistic brain, and the sillier you are, the better! Find a treat that he really likes and by a bag, and only use it for potty training, no other time. Skittles was what we used. He got three skittles for sitting on the toilet and I spaced them out so that he was sitting for about five minutes. NO pullups or diapers during the day at home, only underwear, and I ran water in the sink while he was sitting. If he actually did something, he got another skittle, and we made a huge deal out of it! Then, he got one sticker put on a chart for sitting and one for going. If he doesn't go,then he still gets SOMETHING just for cooperating with you. I took him as soon as he woke up and every hour after that, and I asked him all through the day if he had to go. That's all you can really do, unless the link I sent you to has other ideas. Hope this helps! I do my own therapy with him, he's never seen a professional, and he is doing WONDERFULLY. I will be homeschooling him, and we're officially starting pre-school next month. We spent last year just working out behavior problems so that we could focus on academics this year. Contact me if you just need to vent!
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First of all, please have him evaluated by a psychiatrist. There are so many mental disorders that strike men at about the age of 15 on up. I can't say what his problem might be, but the sooner you have him evaluated , the sooner you can get him the help he needs. It may as simple as some medication or re-education on a possible learning disorder.
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Don't give up hope, and don't give  up on knocking on those doors. Sooner or later you will find the help you need. good luck to you and your son.
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It sounds like you guys could use some family therapy.\n\nIt also sounds like maybe your husband and older son don't really understand your younger son's disability. I wonder if maybe they have been too lazy to learn more about it. Either way, their behavior towards your younger son is unacceptable. What they are doing to him amounts to bullying, pure and simple. Stand up for your younger son, and let your husband and older son know that their behavior will not be tolerated.
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What state do you live in?  Depending on its laws, you can do a whole lot ... including freezing his driver's license, hunting license, any business licenses, etc.  Call your state senator or representative ... make a lot of noise!!!  You are the one that's owed money, and you shouldn't have to pay big bucks to get your money (lawyers). There are plenty of free services out there. Also, if you're on disability, the government should be going after him anyway. If you get any other services like food stamps, or medicaid for your child, those organizations should be going after him too. If you're not on any of these programs, try applying for them. They'll ask you about the absent parent, and then take it from there. \n\nBut like I said, Make LOTS OF NOISE !!  Call his employer, his momma, his priest, the local newspaper. Act like a crazy person if you have to. Your child's welfare is worth it!!!
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kid needs help, send him to counseling......
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If you're in the U.S., you might contact your local disabilities office.  You might find assistance from DHR or Social Services.  If they can't assist you, they will know who can & will!  Bless you & good luck!
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I think you need to have some counseling.  Leave your son alone and seek help for yourself.
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Here are two suggestions which might help.  \n\nGo to your local mental health center and have a social worker become involved in the process.  They often have lawyers who work for free and have almost a 100% success rate.\n\nWrite a letter to your state Senator explaining the details of what has taken place so far.  Many times he will have someone investigate the claim and this tends to speed up the process.\n\nBefore you filed your appeal, you could have asked for a reconsideration which would have taken less time.\n\nI have a friend whose daughter was mentally ill to the point of being in a wheel chair, unable to speak, eat on her own, or respond to other people and they denied her before she finally started receiving SSI.  The system is set up to prevent people who don’t have disabilities from getting SSI and too often people who deserve SSI have to suffer for this.\n\nPS: I know this is hard time for you and your son, but hang in there and when this time has passed, everything will get better..Good Luck.