tcufrog
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While I am sympathetic to your problem, I feel I must be blunt and not dance around the issue. This is one of the most unrealistic plans for moving to Florida I've ever heard. You know nothing about what program your son needs to apply for when you move that might actually get him a job or whether Disney even has a program that will hire him. I have a child who has special needs of a different sort and I worry about his ability to get and hold a job when he grows up. I've been meeting with specialists for advice for years to try to figure out how to get him there. If money is no object, then my advice to you is look online and find vocational consultants in the larger cities in your area and travel to with your son to meet with them to start formulating a plan for getting to the point where he can get and hold a job. That person should also be able to help you research which cities and states will be best suited to providing the support your son needs. He or she can also help you find a program that trains your son in other life skills he will need when you and your husband aren't around anymore. For example, your son can't drive. Can he be trained to take the same bus or train every day to a job? A lot of families with children like your son move to cities with good public transit infrastructures for that reason. Your son needs more life skill training before he tries to hold a job. You don't know if the city you plan to move to offers that social service and whether you will be able to access it.
I agree wholeheartedly with your husband. Your plan is an ill-conceived one. I think it's wonderful that you want your son to reach his full potential but this plan won't get him there.
I agree wholeheartedly with your husband. Your plan is an ill-conceived one. I think it's wonderful that you want your son to reach his full potential but this plan won't get him there.