posted March 22, 2019 07:33 PM            

I have my doubts about working with such children in other ways, however, but I haven't tried. I do volunteer work which causes me to work with plenty of adults with special needs, mental and physical, and I seem to do well enough here. I supposed I'd do even better with children since I have more patience with them, but it's not a job I'd want.

posted March 22, 2019 08:04 PM            

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Originally posted by PixieJane:
I haven't heard this, but I do, and it makes sense in that as a performer (for a company that hires out entertainment for children's parties, typically birthday parties) I can entertain and amuse children quite easily, including those with special needs.

I have my doubts about working with such children in other ways, however, but I haven't tried. I do volunteer work which causes me to work with plenty of adults with special needs, mental and physical, and I seem to do well enough here. I supposed I'd do even better with children since I have more patience with them, but it's not a job I'd want.

Hmmm...back when I was 16 I got drafted to volunteer for a summer reading program at a library (after all 20 volunteers who promised to show up flaked!) so it was just me and the 2 librarians. That was tough work, but I did well enough (even if I recall fantasizing about having the little kids in slave collars while I snapped a whip over their heads so that they could hurry up and cross a busy street while we still had the light). I got a smoking hot reference from that which paid off in spades since then, and this reference was what got me my job as a performer for kids in the first place.

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posted March 22, 2019 11:02 PM            

I helped one guy with intellectual disabilities to learn various chores both at the center and for a job...he was slow, but he mastered it, and did it with more focus and less laziness than many others did, and personally didn't see him as disabled...or more accurately, he was less dysfunctional than many others without any such disabilities as he had.

I work with plenty of elderly, some of whom are on crutches or have a lot of problems. One of the most extreme was when a hospital callously sent a guy who just had a heart attack to our center without even calling us, and dropping him off without a word. He was delirious and having so many troubles that he needed to be in a hospital. We were overwhelmed with him (on top of everything else going on) trying to get him emergency shelter (which we did) while he was going to the bathroom on himself and completely out of it, and unable to walk (and eating anything caused him to throw up). I had to care for him in addition to my other duties. If it wasn't for his hospital discharge papers that allowed us to figure out what happened then we'd have probably called an ambulance to send him back (as it is, we're hoping to help him sue the hell out of that hospital).

We have plenty of mentally ill come through (a few who really need to be hospitalized) and also people suffering concussions (one right now is having extreme mood swings and irrational behavior) and other physical problems that make it hard for them (and for us). A few are drug addicts and/or have other extreme attitude problems which I've had to deal with, which I'm capable of doing. I'm helpful and do far more than I'm obligated to, but I don't take crap.

posted April 27, 2019 12:04 AM            

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Originally posted by Dons2angelss:
The guy I'm seeing has Neptune conjunct sun in the 5th and is going to start working in a hospital for children with severe emotional/medical issues. He's really good with kids and has always wanted to do something like that.

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