i'd so wanna do this but i never did well in school so no college education for me. hm if only this were volunteer

I'm going to group home

yeah

I'm really sorry you had to go through that. I'm sure there were good times and bad times. I am very thankful for the service in taking care of people with disabilities. I am still really sorry for everything bad that has happened to you. I am sure the people who liked you were very happy that you took great care of them. Thank you.

It was the same way at the Nursing Home I worked at...

They don’t show this for more than one reason I’m sure🙄

@@MachinaGirlRobots I used to work in a nursing home, just because I’m not there anymore doesn’t mean I’m allowed to expose them

Pretty much sums up everything assisted living

Addison Rerecich We need more people like you in society. I'd also love to do this in my adulthood but I'm not too sure yet.

I hope it's not for some narcissistic pursuits otherwise you'd be a disservice to them :O

Good luck. It's a tough job. You need a lot of patience. I've been doing it for 4 years and I'm just about ready to switch professions.

Tomasaurus rex lol there’s so many of those types of people, they work everywhere where they look like caring people it makes them feel morally higher and helps their egos, the Millennials especially since alot of us love social media and could use it to post pictures of us “helping” people

For many truly kind-hearted, community-minded people, this is their life's calling. And they LOVE it and the people they work with. If anyone is in it for nefarious purposes as some are insinuating, they'll get weeded out quickly.

the first girl looks like the managers daughter

Most group homes are like prisons but at least this one allows freedom and doesn't force help.

not to be mean but he sorta reminds me of lou costello

What if they're a baby, should we not "infantilize" them?

Wow you are doing really great for yourself better than I am! 💜 Keep up the amazing work!

you mean high functioning

I have a soon to be old schoolmate my age that has autism and epilepsy too.

It may seem "special" to you, but to alot of disabled people, their basically places of confinement and have adult rights taken away from them, as well as being infantilized - even if they are "good". IMO they should be phased out, even if they seem "good" to ableds

@@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621 I agree. I have autism spectrum disorders and group homes are my worst nightmares. There's no such thing as a luxury life or home for adults with disabilities. They're basically prisons with regiments of forced fun, forced friendships, group activities, group outings, and austere safety. There's no adulting, working, or independent living which is key to adulthood. I'd rather die than move to a place like this. That's why I don't want to be thought of as "special" because special people get isolated, disrespected, overprotected and confined.

​​@@evanhalsey1844Amen. Shout it to the hills. My own family do that stuff to me, smh.

Thanks house 🏠 very special good ❤️

You do nothing that involves adulting. It's all forced fun and doing everything as a group. I'd hate that and I have autism spectrum disorders.

Ok

Charity begins at home. Why not dig a little deeper and personally donate funds toward social services? If you truly care, then why get upset if someone isn't giving their "equal share", as is the tone of your question? There are plenty of ways to organize and achieve charitable goals without forcing everyone to put out for them. In a perfect world, all who could help would, but our world is far from perfect. Taking larger portions of people's money and creating a disincentive to work hard and succeed never helps. I'm disabled myself and am anything but rich, but I feel the best care and gifts in this world are ones that come voluntarily from the heart rather than those given grudgingly via force. My interactions with many state workers, teachers, and volunteers over the course of my life has cemented that lesson to me. There are those who help because they want to, and there are those who do it for a paycheck or out of fear of punishment. We're better of without the services and funds of the latter two.

Artsy Panda 100%! So amazing to see that the managers genuinely care, and want to see growth with all their housemates 😃

I'd rather be referred to as "the weird one" than "the one who is developmentally disabled".

People just need to be educated for the use of the R word and i myself have told both on social media and in person to never use that word again. But most of the time staff do enjoy their job

My grandfather was born in 1912 and he used the r word. I use it too. It's tragedy what happens to these people cause they got some meds they shouldn't have got

@@robertmarley8852 If you're talking about people with disabilities being a tragedy then you are ignorant as hell. Most disabilities, people are born with.

Not always. There's some messed up stuff that happens in the disability field. Not all staff have the best interests of the people they support in mind. It's important to be vigilant and ensure that everyone's being treated right.

I was sad we didn't get to see her poster I really wanted to see it.

At least we got to see the cat plush.

hey thats my sister you're talkin about there.

Some do. Others don't. Usually the staff take turns. Like one week onone week off. And ya she probably is pretty tired. It can be a very demanding job

Working in this field is so so rewarding. She seems very dedicated to her job. She knows her clients very well 💙 It's amazing to see such a well put together group home where each individual has his or her own space to show individuality

It’s a pretty demanding job when there is so much going on, you have to really split your vision at all times to make sure nothing is going astray. Stressful at times, but hugely rewarding. 😃

@jason rothfeld holy crap how the hell can you use the r-word? Show common sense and respect for these people

They let u go there even if u did not live there or were special

@@priscillaarminio2047 to visit his mom maybe

HER mom

Yes its a great insttution

Pelican Stevenson I know him he goes to my dayhab program and Jackie too he likes to say these are horses around and Gina EAT spaghetti with six meatballs also holla is a rock rock in the building

Me neither. I'm not going to be regulated and paternalized every day for the rest of my life. I'm living the life I want without the plan, pursuing my interests, only seeing people or accepting help when I need it, and dying when my time comes. Most of these types of homes are miniature prisons that don't lock you up, but staff trap you in the house and follow you everywhere. That's not going to be me.

That's beautiful

I don't know about that. Most group homes are prisons where people with disabilities rot, and never learn or reach their full potentials. Life is arranged for you with no exceptions. If you get in, you may never get out.

no. assisted living is for elderly and people with minor disabilities like not being able to drive or cook meals. this place is for people with intellectual disabilities or autism. if they require needs such as diaper changing, they hire PCAS (Personal Care Assistants)

@@krystalharwood4541 Oh okey but why do they live in a home if they only have problems driving or cooking meals or shop? Here in Sweden where i live, people with autism as me we live in our own place in a normal apartment and someone comes and help with cleaning and so on but if you have more needs like change diapers or so on than you go to a home and live in a room with caregivers there 24/7 so why do you put people with smal disabilities that only need a little help in assisted living? And is there not something like we have here in Sweden where high functioning autistic people can live on their own and get help like 1-2 times a week with just cleaning? Thank you for responding i don't know much about how it's done outside of Sweden but i want to learn 🙂

@@PureVikingPowers because they have specialized employees who can help with that

@@PureVikingPowers Wow Swedish system seems superior then!

Probably because she is a New Yorker

and the girl with the pink bedroom. ''my postah!" cute

deleted Hiatus I believe "office work" here means a behind-the-desk kind of job

@@cosmobane6995 they know that. but what kind meaning answering the phone? working on the computer? that's what they are asking

the government might provide institutions depending where you live

Your allowed to have your own cell phone,laptop,tablet,whatever you choose and no you do not have to share,but every group home is different you would have to ask the program specialist or the supervisor how their rules are.I have worked in group homes for 15plus years and no you don’t get robbed.

when i was in a group home years ago they would not allow me to have internet and u have very litttle freedom in a group home yes the rules are strict they kick u out for just about anything u do wrong yes u can have a laptop in the group home and if u do something wrong sometimes they wont let u visit your parents on that weekend when i was in the group home i could only walk to the store 6 blocks away and i had to be back in one hour i could only do this on the weekend its like being in a jail

yes u have to pay rent monthly

In that type of group home yes you are allowed to have cellphone and other personal belongings because that is their home. It is not like a home for runaways and children in foster care or the mentally ill.

Yes because it is considered your own home. There are in rare cases of group homes like this where there is a pet or two like a cat or a small dog

Julie Walker I agree!

@Julie Walker Hopefully in the future most group homes will have those big roomy Ford or Nissan NV vans.

My suggestion is to start renting for your own apartment. Make sure you fight to not be placed in a group home. Depending where you live. You are going to have to work double. And try to build credit.

I don't like arts and crafts much either. Yet, people indiscriminately associate it with people with disabilities, but no one knows how or why these two go together. I'd be bored if that's all I was gonna do for the rest of my life and didn't enjoy it. I once went to a camp for people with disabilities and the only activity I enjoyed or even understood was making God's Eyes. Now, I picked up on the activity pretty fast and gained skill, but I still wasn't happy. I'm into sports, the outdoors, and nature which you may not get a chance to do in group homes.

Its staten island Somewhere

eh I tend to see the opposite but usually the woman is ignored and written off as "crazy" instead of being helped in dealing with her trauma

Me too, if I were going to live in a group home. At least at this one you get to leave anytime you want and do what you want. Still isn't great having staff around all the time though.

Why

@@charlottethecat6302 *You know there is something wrong when you print the same picture again and again.*

@@TerminatorTheory hes maybe obsessed. a big fan

No it's not he likes sesame street

This is the youtube comments section, not your reminder list.

Amethyst Shenandoah I’m wondering what type of rule they have in this house to keep the people sexual safe.

Am sorry whats it like

How is it?