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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180422:09:38:00

yeah. she said honestly, they re all horrible. reporter: new york state says it s helping more and more people with developmental disabilities lead increasingly independent lives. it says it s in the process of shutting down sheltered workshops and trying to help people find jobs. a peanut butter sandwich made with jam. i always thought when he got older, i had this big idea that he would have some kind of a job, and it would be over, and i m only adjusting now over the last two years in this transition period to understand that it s never going to be over as long as i m alive i will be caring for eric. reporter: being a champion for someone who has a developmental disability can be draining. studies show a higher incidence of depression among parents and care gives. six months after eric s graduation, mary is struggling. it must be so hard. it is exhausting. the biggest thing that hurts is for me is loneliness and

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180422:09:06:00

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180422:09:04:00

two families as they made this leap. dploo i don t think i ve had a moment of being terrified more than i am right now. reporter: we ve watched them struggle to find resources. he is falling apart. he is a mess, and i need help, and i need help, like, two months ago. you don t feel like you can do it this morning? reporter: and battle to build a future for their sons. it feels so good. feel the air. isn t that wonderful? reporter: our story starts long before their worlds turned upside down on a warm summer evening in new york city where eric and mary are out on their weekly date. not afraid? not afraid. reporter: over dinner eric and his mother talk about his upcoming birthday. you are a big guy. reporter: in a few months eric will turn 21, the age when people with disabilities are no longer eligible for help through the education system. you are a big boy. and really becoming a young man. a young man.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180422:09:25:00

there are few options for adults. even fewer options for adults with autism. i had wanted to put him in one of the local y s that had a special needs program. turns out this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center all the time. on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. sabrina, not done yet. it s so far away. right now we re in 2012. it s really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. joshua rich, eric s head teacher, says the day is even more difficult because eric is the first student to age out of the rebecca school. we brought him so far. we re leaving him in an uncertain position, which is really upsetting. here s your artwork.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180422:09:44:00

so i built a binder for him. i built lessons. put together a daily plan for him. this is how it is set up for adults. you graduate and all education stops, and eric is nowhere near finished with his education. reporter: eric s parents are also paying out of pocket for activities to get him out of the house. he has a gym membership, a music therapy class, and a companion to take him places. it all comes at a staggering cost. do you have any idea how much money you have spent on care for eric? probably our least expensive year har about $40,000, and the higher ones have been around $90,000. $90,000? for a year? yeah. we haven t been able to save any money. we don t have any retirement, but it s kind of like when people ask me how much does it cost to raise a kid with autism? everything you ve got. reporter: for nick there s some good news. his mom finds a social worker to

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