My son.
Autism.
He will be 26 this year and aged out of services. He is a victim of the de minimus standard, “graduated” from Grand Rapids Public Schools with a certificate of completion that no college or employer will recognize in place of a diploma. He has been working on the GED for the last 5 years, passed his science module. We have been fighting to get him social security benefits; he has been turned down every time. We had to get him an attorney to represent him at an upcoming appeal hearing. He works a part time job as a dishwasher and attends classes through KISD; this is his final year.
His needs - and those of thousands of other special needs adults - don’t end just because he turns 26.
Every elected Michigan official needs to hear this message. Links to find your state representatives and senators can be found in the right side of my postings.
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