[sunnym]

Well Jay Hawk I understand "moms" need for control as moms we have to watch over our kids VERY closely!

I personally have worked in Michigan with folks with dd, and one of our moms who sits on the states board (and has a nonprofit organization to help folks with dd/mi) assures me this is one of the only states she would let her boy live. She also like Mn- my grandmother lived nest to one of the group homes (rem) and the folks I met were very compassionate and the folks seemed happy.

If you are interested I am willing to get more information for you or contact her for you, I also know a few more moms who would give you their opinion as mothers of children(33-62) with dd.

May you find a home where Sean and your wife and yourself are at peace with
Sunny

[rbs105]

We moved our son from Utah to PA for school and services. He has CHARGE syndrome (deaf/blind, tube fed, autistic tendencies). For services up to the age of 21, we are better off in PA, but once he is an adult, we will head back to Utah. They have some great opportunities for adults w/DD. There is alot to be said for the west!!

rbs105

[witchypoo]

jayhawk
i feel and understand your fustration, i'm building my own group home for my son outside of cooperstown new york, he is 17 he has laurence moon bardet biedle syndrome with autistic tendencies. If i learned nothing from my aunt's mistakes with my cousin it was to plan for the future of my handicapped child, I won't be here forever. she didn't and when she became ill he was place in a emergency facility over 200miles from his friends and family, he was abused and became violent, it took us months to get him home. I will not let this happen to my child or anyones elses. right now the area where i own my property doesn't have the greatest services, for socialization or many job placements outside of wall mart, but i have ridden my broom with distinction before and i am loud. i'll build jobs services if i have to, and cry to every church group and vfw so they'll lend us their hall for dances and workshops, i'll work on charities since i do not trust the availabilities of goverment funding, I am not rich but i have been working on my plans since joey was diagnosed in 93 in that time I have purchased the house and land, slowl renovating the house we were going to have wind turbines but the town made that impossible so that income dried up. we can always build a few more house and rent them out to baseball fans for income. I'm not afraid of working hard and will continue to do so, so my child had the best i can give him.

[debrncddn]

Have you looked at The Center for Discovery in Harris, New York. It is a nature based, educational and residential setting for children and adults with DD. A new autism campus is opening soon. Check out the web site as this place is incredible.

[prmenrs]

Opening post is dated Jan 2005. Just an FYI...