Simply Southern
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I've wondered how Seth was going to care for SR, working 12 hours and online school. IMO, online school takes tremendous parent support and learning and interactions are limited. I would think Seth would need to hire someone to help, as his family does not near by. I don't think SR is capable of being left to function on his own without supervision.IIRC Seth worked 12 hour shifts. I don’t recall hearing Sebastian was left alone while Seth worked. In an early interview Seth described his life as work to fund the time he spent with Sebastian. The weekend Sebastian disappeared was supposed to be spent with Seth. I assumed he stayed with KP because Seth worked, no reason that I recall was given for the change.
He did carry his Iphone to Seth’s, he would FaceTime with FP.
I have wondered what they planned to do when Sebastian moved in with Seth. 12 hours plus drive time & sleep is too many hours unsupervised for most 15 year olds!
It seems to me, SR lead a full life, with KP. He was active in school activities. KP and SR interacting with family, bowling, eating out.
I hear much concerning discipline, KP and CP working on social skills, personal space and behavior.
I am not a parent of an autistic child. I have several friends with an adult autistic. The goal is always working toward Independent living or group setting. As parents age, they become increasingly concerned, .... what will happen to my child, when I'm gone or can no longer care for them.
My first job out of college was at an Assisted Living. We tried to admit a 50 yo, autistic adult. The parents had been very protective, and were now in their 80s and no longer able to care for him. It was a horrible situation for the adult. He went from a very protected environment and placed in a facility with rules, roommates, group meals, and schedules. He did could not be expected to adapt of this stage of his life. We were able to place him in a small group home, hoping for success. After several placements he was committed by the state to an inpatient facility. This case was very sad, it had a tremendous emotional impact on all involved. It clearly made myself and many others, realize the importance of commitment to reach some form of Independence and/or skill set to set to live in group settings. Parents don't live forever and it's very hard to place with other family members.
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