That is what I am getting at…
Somewhere, she needed to be told that certain things aren’t within her possibilities.
My oldest is 19 and has Autism (with seizures). When it came to driving, she knew before it was time, that until her seizures were more controlled, there was no way she was driving. She also has a girlfriend (in Florida) but knows that she will need to stay in our state, due to her benefits because she cannot go without medical care or waiting on a waitlist. These are things we have delicately approached with her, over time, when she was in a good mood. We went through steps to get to certain things and where we see her being able to live and set realistic expectations that we see and she has had input too. All of this wasn’t overnight and we used her therapist to help navigate some of these obstacles too.
I just see, eventually, Jessica snapping because her voice isn’t being heard and her goals never being achieved.
As we all know the autism spectrum is vast..from high functioning to severely dependent, and keep in mind Jessica may have mild autistic behaviours ..but her primary diagnosis was not autism ...and definitely not high functioning.
Jessica was born missing part of her brain which is the root of her disability ...with that comes her vision impairment , her schizophrenia, severe OCD, anger issues, congestive issues, memory issues...among other things.
That being said...she has never had the ability to process most things, she can't read or write, she doesn't problem solve or have much interest in anything except for cards, rap, food and videos...
She requires constant promoting ....so I highly doubt at any time in her life did she " day dream" or read about nursing, or ponder buying furniture for her own apt. She simply doesn't think like that...she really only thinks about what she hears...or what Val tells her.
It's not like one day at 17 she said I want to be an RN when I graduate and go to college ...she has no concept that college is even a requirement ...she wouldn't know what a college is ...unless she was told.
So all these stories and lies she's been fed by Val... Like when Val said Jess quit her volunteer position because she wanted a paid position ...Jessica doesn't understand the word volunteer ..nor do I see her negotiating with her employer for a paid position! She doesn't understand the difference between a dollar bill and a $20 dollar bill.
So...to lie to Jess and convince her she will do things that we know she won't was cruel and simply done for the camera ...why else?
A good parent, family...team would praise her accomplishments, help her cope, grow, get her involved in community, volunteer work...give her realistic goals like a bedroom renovation or her own space down stairs if she wanted, helping others by doing volunteer work, the family paying her for jobs...like dog walking ....there are many realistic goals Val could of given Jess...but she lies...and it's all about feeding whatever narrative Val has going whatever lie she's living in that moment.
Jessica could have a FUN, ACTIVE, BUSY life...but doesn't because of Val, the lies of her sickness, the autism sham...the fact Val has Jess isolated from any and all professionals and agencies .... Jessica has been lied to told she's autistic and blind and has CP, etc... But if any of that were true....why are there no professional agencies helping out? No services, no therapist no care providers... Because Jessica's illnesses and diagnosis don't match what Val pretends she has.
Bottom line, Jessica is at the hands of a very sick mentally ill woman who refuses to have Jessica treated for her real mental issues she is clueless to any future ..she can't think past her next meal..unless you say chocolate cake next Wednesday ..THAT she will obsess about ,ask, repeat a million times a day all day every day until it's in her mouth.
Sadly....that's the only future she understands.