My son is profoundly deaf, 17 years old. I want to know what kind of jobs he can do.?
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Keep him on the technical side of things. There is a huge future in internet, programming, and databases.
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First, talk to your mom and let her know you want to help.  Sounds like you're a great kid and it will mean a lot knowing that you're willing to work hard and earn money to help out.  Here are some ideas:  Pet care - walking, washing, feeding, and playing with people's pets.  Car care - wash, wax, vacuum, clean windows, wash mats.  House and yard chores - washing windows, cleaning out gutters, pulling weeds, and washing driveways and sidewalks for your neighbors and friends.  Be creative - listen to what chores people complain about and offer to take care of it for them . . . for a fee :)  Good luck!
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My best friend is an itinerant teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing.  She had to complete a masters degree after her undergraduate degree and her teaching degree, so she has three degrees.  Her masters is one with a dual focus - visual impairment and hearing impairment, but her primary focus is hearing impairment.  YOu will need to learn ASL, as well as the different theories related to education of the deaf - the "deaf culture" perspective, the "assimilation into hearing society" perspective, the controversies around cochlear implants, and so on.\n\nMany school boards hire teachers for the deaf to travel from school to school spending a half day or a day a week in each school supporting classroom teachers and special education teachers who work with kids with hearing impairment (which is what my friend does). These "itinerant" teachers also work some of the time with the kids who have hearing impairment.  \n\nThere are still a few residential schools for kids who have severe hearing impairment, but not many anymore. \n\nI have attached a couple of websites that will give you some information about teaching kids who are deaf or hard of hearing.  I hope this helps.  I wish you luck in your career.
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you can work a clerk job for the state. they have many disabled people working in the nashville division.
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check out:\nhttp://www.rccsd.org/RKeim/asl_dictionary_sites.htm\n\nThere are ASL links and some lesson stuff on the site.\n\nalso, for abc's and numbers, the kids can play Battleship (or "fingership")\nFor colors and personal descriptions, they can play Guess Who?\nThey can write skits and act them out with sign language\nthey can sign songs as a major assignment\nEstablish "pen pal" relationships with a school for the deaf, so they can learn about how people who are deaf learn and use language.\n\nSend me an email if you want "fingership" or "guess who" game boards.
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You don't "rehabilitate" him.  You love him and help him understand his strengths.  You teach him to cope with the intense stream of sensory input he can't filter.  You need to understand that God would not have brought you this amazing child if He thought you couldn't handle this.  My son is high functioning, and an amazing kid who is eight now and brightens my every day.  My daughter shows a lot of the same qualities and may be high functioning autistic as well.  She's ten, and is the apple of my eye.  This link will help you to open up to what you child is going through: http://home.att.net/~ascaris1/\nIt was put together by an autistic man who wants parents of autistic kids to know just what it is for a child to grow up in this.  \nAmong the people in history who grew up and made a name for themselves are Mozart, Edison, Einstein, and Thomas Jefferson.  Being autistic doesn't have to prevent your child from finding success.
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I'm sorry to hear your son is having trouble speaking properly. But don't worry! There is an organisation called Myoresearch Co. that manufacture a variety of appliances that will treat your son's tongue thrust. The site for this organisation is: http://www.myoresearch.com\nIf you go to it and look up the appliance T4K or T4A, depending on the age of your son. If your son is a teenager and has all of his permanent teeth, then take a look at the appliance T4A. You can also contact the organisation if you want to ask them further questions and also ask them for ordering details! If your son is willing to comply with it, the appliance will work. It looks just like a mouth guard and he will only need to wear it when he goes to bed and for 1 hour during the day. The appliance is designed to retrain the tongue and correct myofunctional habits that braces alone cannot resolve.\n\nI hope this helps :)
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You could look into speech pathology. It is a great field with a lot of options. You would get to work with children who have communication disorders. This allows you to work in the schools, hospitals, private practices, etc. You are usually a vital component to part of a whole team of professionals and get to assert your advice and opinions. The work is really rewarding as you get to watch a child grow and develop. You may work with kids who have hearing problems, cleft palates, lisps, stuttering, autism, learning disabilities, etc. It's kind of like a puzzle and you have to figure it out and determine the best way to help.\n\nThe profession is a growing field and there are many job opportunities. The pay is really good and so are the hours.\n\nIf you are interested in the field, many colleges offer this program. You have to take a 4 year bachelors degree in communication sciences and disorders(CSD). Then you take a 2 years master's degree in speech pathology. After graduating, you do a year of supervised-paid work and then can become certified.\n\nCheck out www.nsslha.org or www.asha.org for more information.
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go to temp service, he can do diff jobs until he finds one he likes, then do a good job and he will no doubt become perm.
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It may just be a phase he's going thru.  Just don't make a big deal out of it and maybe he will stop.  If not, then maybe his hearing is sensative.  Take him to a specialist.  Hope that helps you.
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There are so many non-teaching jobs in education.  Check out your local school's human resource department.  Look for IEP clerks and/or secretarial positions.  Schools always seem to need these 2 positions.
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Seek out your local ARC chapter.  These chapters are highly trainined and willing to help with various placement for your son.  They will be able to help him secure a job and a future.  Good luck
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I guess it depends on which country you are from, but in the UK you could try contacting the Royal Association for Deaf People\n\nwww.royaldeaf.org.uk\n\nGood luck with finding work! :o)
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Take a trip to your local hospital and visit the Audiology department. If you was to ask them they may be able to advise you of any local organisation that would be able to use the Sign language skills that you have gained.  Other than that try your local PCT (Primary care Trust) who may have a CDC (child developnet centre) this is a specialist center for chidren wth learning difficulties, including children who are deaf.
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My personal experience has been it make my son act terrible it is way to stimulating for him which usually leads to bad behaviors I have to be very careful what I allow him to listen to.\n\nDo you have a 504 or IEP for your sons accommodations if you do you can ask that he be excused during that time. They can go to resource help in the office my son got to help the janitor with little jobs it just depends on your school and what you and your son are comfortable with when you approach them have a few things lined out that he could be doing instead and contrast what he has been doing in music class and how it is neither beneficial to him or the others to be there.\n\nBecause of the sensory issues with my son he cant go to the cafeteria or the gym and we had it written in his IEP\n\nIf I can help you in anyway please dont hesitate to contact me\n\nGood luck
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look in your yellow pages under gov. look for dept. of disabilities.  if your son was diagnosed before the age of 21 the state well pick up the whole bill. as well as fund anything else he needs.\nif you son has social sercurity then you know about red tape and hanging in there sometimes it is very easy and sometimes you have to patient.
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Try the Lions Club in your area or The Department of the Blind.  The Knight's Templar also will help sometimes.  Also, the Workforce Development Force will sometimes help so the person can become employable again.  Many of the universities will help also.  \n\nI hope this helps.