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Originally Posted by Bgreuter
Our 35 year old son is physically disabled and lives with us. He was born with spina bifida. Fortunately, his communication abilities are 100 percent.
Do any other Villagers have a situation similar to ours? Are their children welcomed into the community?
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We feel that our son is very welcome here in The Villages. Many people have gone out of their way to befriend us. Our 36 year old son with cerebral palsy, low vision, low IQ ( he is a 4 year old forever ) lives with us. He loves it here because he is a music nut!
We go to the square as often as possible to listen to the bands.
One thing we don't have here is a day program for adults with disabilities nearby. There is a sheltered workshop in Bushnell and in Leesburg. They are both about 40 minutes away. Our son was only going 3 days a week when we lived in Orlando anyway, but it would be nice to have a day program available.
There are several families living in The Villages with adult children with different types of disabilities.