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[quote=Anonymous]If your parents are looking for services paid for by the governments, the waitlists in Virginia are very long.  The families I know with adult special needs children do

1) Do it themselves and go through a non-profit and pay.
2) Do it themselves and pay privately. 
3) Move to a state where the services are better, like MA.

For example:

One has a child who lives in a group house with 3 other special needs adults.  The support is a 20 hour a week social worker for all 4. All is provided by a local non-profit.  The "child" has assisted work, is able to drive his own car, but cannot handle the bills (his father does  that) and needs help managing his medical issues (father does that). His assisted income pays for his rent and food, which is reduced.   He has been in the program 20 years and they got in on a fluke.  He is in his late-40s

One has a child who lives at home and has part time assisted employment, but the parents have to pay for transportation from a central location to the worksite and his paychecks are rarely in the double digits. The parents do everything for him. The program is provided by a non-profit.  He is in his mid 40's.

One has a child about to graduate from the educational system (20 years old) and they plan on moving to Massachusetts to get better services. [/quote]

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