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[[Image:Josh Halloween 2006.jpg|thumb|right|Yarrrrrr! <br> Tis the Dread Pirate Josh!]]
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Josh (born 1992-12-12) is the oldest of [[User:Harena|Sandy]]'s non-adult children. He is [[Wikipedia:Autism|autistic]], and currently does not use verbal communication (except apparently at school, where he is usually able to write and speak mostly-rote responses on request).
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==Josh pages==
* '''[[/getting services]]''': the multi-year story of our attempts to get supportive services for Josh
* '''[[/Medicaid]]''': log of what it took to get that for him
* [[/facts]]: things we've learned about Josh
* [[/log]]: a record of Josh-related events in 2007-2009
* [[/meds]] (outdated): in January 2013, RHA started Josh on a mild regimen of something, to help him sleep; up until then, he had never been on meds steadily
* [[/paperwork]]
* [[/video]]: the good, the bad, and the ugly
* [[:Category:Josh|Josh category]] with a few additional things in it (photos etc.)
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Josh is unusually interactive for an autistic person; he smiles, gives eye contact, laughs, and plays possum sometimes when he knows he has to do something but doesn't want to; his main issue seems to be with communication. On a good day, he will hover outside the office door if he wants something; on a bad day, he will whack [[Benjy]] so Benjy will start crying and alert us that something needs attention (at which point we notice that Josh is out of juice, hasn't been fed, or whatever it may be). (We are, of course, trying to discourage this pattern.)
==Overview==
[[File:2009-07-18 Josh 2.jpg|thumb|right|Josh at the NC Museum of Life and Science, July 2009]]
Josh (born 1992-12-12) is [[User:Harena|Sandy]]'s second-oldest. He is [[htyp:autism|autistic]]. He is generally unable to communicate, even using hand-gestures (pointing, touching object, holding up object).


* [[Josh details for sitters|Josh information for care providers (sitters)]]
He is very healthy, though, and quite clever, dextrous, and strong. Given all that, he has always been a little difficult to control -- but he was generally happy as a child, so it wasn't as much of a problem.
* [[Josh and The System]]: the ongoing story of our attempts to get supportive services for Josh
* [[:Category:Josh|Josh category]] with a few things in it
==Notes==
===Needs===
The most important life-skill Josh could use at this point would be some way to indicate what he wants. His current methods of indicating that he wants something include:
* "hovering" around the office (to get our attention)
* whacking one or both of his brothers (so someone will get up and notice that his juice is empty, or other things; sometimes we can't figure it out)
* random vocalizations (we encourage this one over the others, as it is more communicative in nature)


There are a variety of methods Josh could use to indicate what he needs without having to use verbalizations (e.g. pointing, or taking someone by the shoulder and leading them); he seems unable to do any of them, though perhaps training could help with this. At school and other places, he often is given picture-cards as a way of informing him of the day's schedule; I don't know if anyone has made a serious effort to get Josh to indicate choices using similar cards. ('''2006-06-25 Update''': Yes. Read [[2000-05-26 note about Josh|this]].)
''This part needs updating:''<blockquote>Since hitting adolescence in 2007 or so he has gotten much bigger and stronger; he is now larger than Sandy, and able to resist all but the most strenuous and determined efforts to force him physically.</blockquote>


Completing his toilet-training would also be very helpful. All that remains to be taught is wiping, which (unfortunately) is a fairly complicated process and requires some communication in order to be taught successfully.
Josh is also unusually interactive for an autistic person; he smiles, gives eye contact, laughs, and plays possum sometimes when he knows he has to do something but doesn't want to; his main issue seems to be with communication.
==Links of Convenience==
 
* [https://www.ci.durham.nc.us/departments/parks/after_school.cfm#3 After School program]
Josh has been happily living in a group home run by [[htyp:RHA Howell|RHA Howell]] since late Feburary, 2011. The story of everything leading up to that is [[/getting services|here]].
* [[The Arc of Durham]]: respite care
===notes===
* [[The Arc of North Carolina]]
* Need to reorganize the [[/facts]], [[/behavior|behavior]], and [[/group home|group home]] pages; some overlap and some missing areas.
* [http://www.durhamcenter.org/ The Durham Center]
 
* [http://www.sonc.net/localprograms/detail.asp?event_id=173 local Special Olympics schedule]
==Status==
* [http://ssa.gov/pubs/10026.html Benefits For Children With Disabilities] (Social Security Administration): can't get anything if you've got over $2000 of liquifiable assets (e.g. savings, stocks); real-estate ownership doesn't count towards this total, but debt (e.g. credit cards) doesn't take away from it either. Josh will qualify when he turns 18, but Sandy doesn't qualify (too much in emergency savings) so Josh can't get benefits since he is in her care. (It's not clear what happens if he's declared incompetent as an adult, which I would think would have to happen; does he still fall under Sandy's financial "wing", then?)
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===Schools/Residential===
* '''2006-2007''' Githens
* '''2007-2008''' [[Jordan High School]]
* '''2008-2009''' Jordan
* '''2009-2010''' Jordan, then wouldn't go to school, then [[Hughes Center]]
* '''2011''' left Hughes Center, moved to permanent home with [[RHA Howell]]
====Archives====
* [[/2010]]
* [[/2009]]
* [[/2008]]
* [[/2007]]

Latest revision as of 18:54, 29 December 2022

Josh pages

  • /getting services: the multi-year story of our attempts to get supportive services for Josh
  • /Medicaid: log of what it took to get that for him
  • /facts: things we've learned about Josh
  • /log: a record of Josh-related events in 2007-2009
  • /meds (outdated): in January 2013, RHA started Josh on a mild regimen of something, to help him sleep; up until then, he had never been on meds steadily
  • /paperwork
  • /video: the good, the bad, and the ugly
  • Josh category with a few additional things in it (photos etc.)

Overview

Josh at the NC Museum of Life and Science, July 2009

Josh (born 1992-12-12) is Sandy's second-oldest. He is autistic. He is generally unable to communicate, even using hand-gestures (pointing, touching object, holding up object).

He is very healthy, though, and quite clever, dextrous, and strong. Given all that, he has always been a little difficult to control -- but he was generally happy as a child, so it wasn't as much of a problem.

This part needs updating:

Since hitting adolescence in 2007 or so he has gotten much bigger and stronger; he is now larger than Sandy, and able to resist all but the most strenuous and determined efforts to force him physically.

Josh is also unusually interactive for an autistic person; he smiles, gives eye contact, laughs, and plays possum sometimes when he knows he has to do something but doesn't want to; his main issue seems to be with communication.

Josh has been happily living in a group home run by RHA Howell since late Feburary, 2011. The story of everything leading up to that is here.

notes

Status

Schools/Residential

Archives

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