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Attachment II 3 B. Yarboro was a 23-year old man with dyslexia. His mother had pressured and cajoled him to stay in high school until he ryas 21 to take advantage of all the special classes he could. His work history showed his willingness to work, but even if he made $6 an hour, he never could get a 40-hour week. He wanted so much to earn a living and support for his son. His difficulty with reading kept him from getting better jobs and kept people from taking him seriously. His Career assessment had to be adapted _to his special needs. He gave excellent answers when the questions were read to him. The school we selected agreed to accept B. with these special needs, but without a lot of help and support from his family he would not have been able to have completed his training. We sent B. to a truck driving school. It took him a long time to complete the course. The school would send him home with his workbooks, etc. and tell him to come back when he had obtained permits, was ready to be tested, or had reached whatever stage he needed. Family members read his workbooks to him. We all constantly reassured him or chewed him out. He was so afraid of failing and ruining what he felt was his last chance, it was difficult for him to take a test. We also assisted his family with daycare funds for his son while he was in school and unable to work. He did finish the course, got his license and promptly got a job driving a personnel van for a potiver company. He works 40-hour weeks plus a lot of overtime. He makes $9.88 an hour and with overtime pay his weekly wages average.