Calling Adult Protective Services for self-neglect?

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I hope things start to go your way! I know if I were in that situation I would be struggling too. It's a tough time to be in. Not a personal "failure" or whatever as some people or people in general like to say.

I'll be hoping for you!

As a backup, while she's doing that, maybe some of us can put info about what's available where we are? I know some areas are pretty hostile to people getting back on their feet and others aren't bad.

I live in Southwest Virginia. My specific city (Blacksburg) isn't terrific for getting people out of homelessness, but the city I'm from, Roanoke, is. Roanoke actually has zero homeless people who sleep outside unless by choice (I think a few people have build unzoned houses back in the woods). There are shelters, very low income housing, an advanced bus system, a lot of jobs, and it's a LGBTQ friendly city. I don't know how easy it is to transition in Roanoke, but since there is a large-ish trans community, I would think it must not be hard. For example, I just happen to know a counselor who specializes in counseling transpeople,and I am personally acquainted with three transmen and have met too many transladies to count. I don't know them well enough to get in touch with them, but I could tell you where to go to ask for help. Again, I'm from Roanoke, and it's called the "San Francisco of the East Coast" so it's kind of hard not to know people from the community there, and they look out for each other.

Virginia is a long way from California, I know, but I was thinking maybe other people could post the same kind of information and then you could have options in case you had to get on the road again.

That does seem as if it would be helpful, SocofAut, but many suggestions have been made already and beneficii has found something lacking in every one. I really feel we have reached a point where she needs some direct service, rather than phone numbers and addresses. It looks to me like sometimes when my daughter has been functioning poorly and can't do any followup at all on her own. Looks like an executive function overload thing.

beneficii, am I right?

Oh, I'm sorry, I guess I'm late to the party on this issue.

It is a normal autistic strength to find errors in any series of positive or correct information. This is not something that Beneficii, or most other people, can turn off. Especially in a time of crisis.

I didn't mean to take up your thread with unnecessary information. If there's anything I can help with, please ask. I feel bad about this situation and would love to help.

And BeaArthur, I love your username and avatar. Is it wrong that I also imagine Bea Arthur's voice when I read your posts?

My voice is softer and not as deep as Bea's ... but her HAW HAW HAW laugh, I own entirely. Or sometimes just a single, expressive, HAW!

When Maude speaks softly...there's a sensuousness to her voice.

Yep, Beneficii has an up side to her, and she should take advantage of it.