Oh Lord yes. It's fine. Look, when I talk about a range of effects, I mean it's everything from below what Jimmi found to my ever loving partner with a masters in molecular dynamics. the range is so huge that the word autism is almost meaningless. We know nothing of the residents, age, gender, effect of the disorder, etc. There's just no info to go on. And that's okay. Those residents get privacy too. What I can tell you is that I've worked with people from Griffen before and they are the best, most knowledgable staff I've ever had the pleasure to be with. I trust them.
Now, for a specific case, I had a student who lived in a group home as part of their centre. She was totally capable of getting to school on her own and mostly navigating the system. What she needed help with was her daily living (cleaning, cooking, buying food, organization, taking meds, etc) and emotional regulation. That's where the staff come in. Staff helped her with all these tasks and with problem solving and emotional strategies. It was up to her to keep up the practice and I have no doubt in the years since I've seen her that she is on her way to becoming an independent adult. Her situation was serious, but not unsolvable. houses will be staffed 24/7 and it is up to them to work with the residents. If someone isn't okay to be outside on their own, staff will make that call and the resident will stay home. However, just like rehab, it's not prision. If residents are well enough, they are encouraged to be out in the community either with or without support. This is all part of the caring society. All people are should be encouraged to participate to the best of their abilities.
Also, there are several group homes in my hood and I'm sad to say they haven't helped us buy a condo yet.
So another DoFo truth fart there. We have never felt unsafe with residents in the hood.
