Leo is 46 year old who has autism and ocd. He refuses to speak English, claims that he speaks Russian only. I been trying to arrange proper resources, but he refuses.if they had resources in Russian, then there is another story. Leo, is in homecare agency, he has 3 aids who takes care of him, but ithe is not enogh .He only allow 30 hours. When aids are gone, that is when he goes on telephone spree. He lives with his mom, who is 74 years old. He needs more supervision and plan activities and he will not call. I know that for the fact, because, I am his aid. Hope it helps.
Hello everybody. The person that has called you is my friend, whose name is Leonid. He has autism and recently moved here from Russia. As he is autistic, this is the way that he meets people and finds friends that also speak Russian, by going to Russian store and getting the business cards off of the board there.
I completely understand that this may seem like a weird call to receive, but I can assure you, the only thing that Leonid is looking for is to meet people and make friends. As you may know people with mental disabilities do not have many.
If you are not interested in helping him you can just tell him that you are very busy and ask him not to call you back. Again, I assure you, that there is absolutely nothing to worry about here. Thank you for your understanding.
Anya, I believe that he never calls back once a person tells him not to call any more. I will talk to him again to stress that point. Believe it or not he actually met people this way before. Other than that, what do you want me to say to him, "Stay at home, don't call or talk to anybody or go anywhere because no body wants you to bother them"?
Should we lock people with mental disabilities away so that we can pretend like they don't exist and never have to deal with them? They are people just like me and you and want the same things, friends and communication. Like I said, if you do not wish to help him just tell him not to call you back and he won't. Simple as that, how much does a 2 minute phone call bother you?
Anya, I believe that he never calls back once a person tells him not to call any more. I will talk to him again to stress that point. Believe it or not he actually met people this way before. Other than that, what do you want me to say to him, "Stay at home, don't call or talk to anybody or go anywhere because no body wants you to bother them"?
Should we lock people with mental disabilities away so that we can pretend like they don't exist and never have to deal with them? They are people just like me and you and want the same things, friends and communication. Like I said, if you do not wish to help him just tell him not to call you back and he won't. Simple as that, how much does a 2 minute phone call bother you?