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OP - [b]It really sounds like your son should be home hard as it may be on the family to get his physical and mental health problems dealt with.[/b]  In my opinion with the history you have shared in past postings, ***his therapist/psychiatrist both should have told you of the need to find a therapist down in the community where he is going to college as he obviously had continuing issues.  Such a clinician with son's approval could have kept you and DW apprised of his condition and given a professional opinion of whether being so far from home was wise at this time.

[b]Your son can't do anything in terms of transition planning if he can't get out of bed in the morning physically and if he is over medicated or have meds which are not interacting with one another as supposed to. [/b] I did a quick Google search under Washington DC Psychiatrists+Aspergers+Young Adults and found a listing of several doctors.  At least one was dually certified in therapy and medication management.  Such a doctor might be best for your son or to have a psychiatrist and psychologist in the same practice where information on his complex case could be shared both in terms of a second opinion of where things stand now and what direction on treatment might be taken.

I can tell that you and DW are at your wits ends and financially are in a precarious spot, but just pouring money into a college program or into other ideas on transition planning for a young adult who can't manage his day at all along with his physical and mental health issues without DS being at home or in closeby area makes little sense.  If he has any hope of moving on, he will most likely need to be in an area he is familiar with to start and could use his family home as the starting base.  If you choose an out of area transition program, the question has always got to be will he be able to earn enough or you to pay enough for him to continue to live in the area once the program and supports end.  And,  does he really have the ability "to transfer skills" learned in one setting/community back home to where he would reside.  Now  if he has family say grandparents in Florida who could help this might in time be a reasonable approach, just not now.

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