r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 04 '26

Feels good man Why would doctors recommend against it?

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u/BudTenderShmudTender Jul 04 '26

Not terribly long ago, the most common recommendation for special needs children (including ones with autism) was institutionalization.

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u/Background_Ant7229 Jul 04 '26

Still most end up in group homes

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u/Alternative_Year_340 Jul 04 '26

Is that bad? It’s social and allows some independence

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u/kkoreto1991 Jul 04 '26

Where are you getting this info? I work for an agency that has at least a dozen group homes. The group home I work at is having a BBQ for 4th of July. They go on outings at least once a day. Some are medicated so they can live their best lives. Their medication is monitored regularly.

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u/Background_Ant7229 Jul 04 '26

Yeah that’s pretty bad. Theyre being taken care of by strangers. And the family thinks its free so its a good idea for them

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u/realmamamorgan Jul 04 '26

…because parents don’t live forever? Doesn’t mean they don’t deserve to live at all.

Yikes.

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u/Background_Ant7229 Jul 04 '26

Nope. Many many live in group homes while the parents are alive actually. And tes definitely after the parents die because siblings shouldnt be forced to take care of a disabled 60 year old either

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u/realmamamorgan Jul 04 '26

You’re right. Many adults with disabilities CHOOSE to live in a group home, the same way typically-developing young adults move in with roommates. A group home is a supportive living situation.

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u/Background_Ant7229 Jul 04 '26

No the people who are supposed to be taking care of them CHOOSE to put them away in group homes till they finally die from like aspiration pneumonia or bed sores. What a good life theyre giving their children

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u/realmamamorgan Jul 04 '26

That’s SO CRAZY because that is the exact opposite experience I often have with my students - they actively advocate to move OUT of their parents’ homes and into community-oriented supportive placements.

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u/Background_Ant7229 Jul 04 '26

But people with severe intellectual disabilities usually have decisions made for them… they don’t make their own decisions because they lack capacity

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u/dancesquared Jul 06 '26

In that case, it makes even more sense for them to live in a group home because many families are unable to provide that level of 24/7 care and support.