Working Man

By Clare Dunsford

My son, J.P., age 25, is shown here outside the library at Boston College, where I work, and where he now works too! It took some doing, but outside the library at Boston
College, where I work, and
where he now works too! now J.P. works 4 hours a week, with a job coach, shelving books and also shredding documents in the library’s learning center. He works for friends of mine who absolutely love him. I am so proud of J.P. for all the challenges involved in his job: taking a cab from his program location to B.C., walking across campus to the library, working with his darling student job coach, making friends with co-workers, and–oh, yes–doing his job well. J.P. is proud of himself, too! So many things are possible that we never thought would be when J.P. was little. For parents of little ones, please know that things get better!