I would send him without one, as he is going to have to live alone and handle the ep by himself. I have had ep all my life. I did babysitting at 12 and hoed beans and other farm work during my teens. When I went to college I worked pt first at an adult disabilities center, taking care of then, then switched to the children's center. I took care some that had cerebral palsy or szs. You cannot baby him forever, and as much as you want to be there for him, he's got to do things on his own. Good luck!
Terri
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On Mar 5, 2012, at 12:56 PM, "Janet" <im22tired@yahoo.com> wrote:
> My son is 16 with epilepsy and autism. Whenever he has gone on field trips etc from school a school nurse has been assigned to go with him in the event he needs his diastat.
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> Since last year my son has made great progress with his epilepsy. He has gone from 7 seizures a month to two a month.
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> Our school has community/job outings for students with disabilities. My son has no experience with work and has no idea what he would like to do after he graduates. For this reason I want to send him out to the job sites so that he can get some work experience and get an idea of what responsibility is. The students go out into the community several times a week for half a year.
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> The school nurse does not think he should go out without a nurse even though he is down to 2 seizures a month. The school is reluctant to pay for a nurse on a steady basis but they are afraid to send him out without one. They would prefer that he stay on campus.
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> What is anyones experience with this type of thing. Certainly we can't deny him opportunities until he is completely seizure free can we? On the other hand I don't want to disregard his safety.
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> And suggestions?
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> Thanks,
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> Jan
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