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need some advice please regarding to my 16 yr old son who has cerebral palsy
kimbles
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Hi guys. I need some advice please regarding to my 16 yr old son who has cerebral palsy and is in employment as an brick layer as an apprenticeship. Thank you.
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Could you tell us a bit more please?
Could you please be more specific, about the advice you seek.
Scope community team
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How are you? How is your son getting on with his apprenticeship? I'm going to tag in my colleagues from Support to Work in case your query involves employment or training issues. Please let me know if I can help with anything.
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My 17yr old son has mild left side Hemiplegia and managed to get an apprenticeship brick laying. My son is slower than the average person slow at learning, obviously this is effecting his job. The bosses feel he's not improving enough or quick enough, because of this they're setting targets and if he doesn't achieve them I think they'll try and have him out. My son feels he needs to move on as it's getting him down, he suffers with stress and anxiety as it is and needs help with that so this doesn't help. My son wants to work and earn but feels limited, he's not the kind whete he wants a sit down office but feels he's limited. He's use to earning to so to him it's a must. Any advice please? Sorry for the essay
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Good to hear from you. It sounds like a very frustrating situation for your son and for you. Your son or you can contact my colleagues on our Support to Work programme. They offer great support and advice and more than just office jobs! Click on the link and take a look. It's easy to sign up and the best place to start.
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I have right sided hemiplegia and always wanted to work. I did go into an office environment because I was limited to what I could manage, but also faced the same type of issues as your son. According to past employers I wasn't learning quick enough or I couldn't help with manual tasks. Eventually I did get people in work to understand my limitations and things improved. But the stress and anxiety I felt was overwhelming at times. Is there anyone at the business your son could talk to? Under the Equality Act they do have to make reasonable adjustments. They understood your son had a disability when they gave him the apprenticeship.
I hope things work out for him
Sara