$1.25, $1.45, 25, 35, i m not great with math. that s about three dollars? right. reporter: nick donates the money he makes to the charity make a wish he had make-a-wish a number of years ago. and that was life-changing for him. oh thank you so much! not everybody works a paying job, but that doesn t mean they don t contribute to their community. for all your hard work. and right now we re teaching him how to do that with something a simple as collecting bottles and passing the money on to charity. reporter: for eric, the period of isolation and stagnation he went through after leaving the rebecca school is coming to an end. mommy, and i ll be right back. reporter: he s recently learned a new skill, he s taking the subway by himself a big step on the path to becoming more independent. what are you going to do this
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says don t come here. yeah. she said honestly, they are all horrible. new york state says it is helping more and more people with developmental disabilities lead increasingly independent lives. it is in the process of shutting down sheltered workshops and trying to help people find jobs. brooke can make a peanut butter. i always had an idea he would have a job and it would be over. i m only adjusting over the last two years to understand it is never going to be over. as long as i m alive, i will be caring for eric. being a champion for someone who has a developmental disability can be draining. studies show a higher incidence of depression among parents and care givers and six months after eric s graduation, mary is struggling. the biggest thing that hurts is loneliness and isolation.
dates with his mom, eric meets with a language coach his own age paid for by his parents and their conversation sounds like any other dinner date. thank you for asking. good morning. good morning. the best news is eric s mom has traded the dayhab for something better. eric s chosen for a selective art program for adults with developmental disabilities. pure vision arts run by a non-profit. eric shows us some of his art work. is that milk or juice? milk. breakfast. eric has also displayed his work in several art exhibits in new york city. at his first show, old friends come to celebrate with him. his mother are who is finally finding time to get back to her own art work is thrilled. one snowy morning, mary and eric
it is very, very hard. i absolutely love this boy. mary s feeling desperate and starts to think that one of those day habs may be better than nothing. she sends in an application. i still wake up every single morning in a panic and worried about what will i do about eric. eric needs to get outside. i look at the future and that feels so hopeless. mommy both families are watching their sons slip away discovering they have to make compromises. as difficult as things seem, one family is about to discover things could be even worse. coming up. we have nice weather. that is about the letting vel o sericertifservice we have here. the team that comes to help him helps me do better for him. and heartbreak. what does it mean?
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