Donna,
I hope this helps, some anyway...
Have you given thought to enrolling yourself and your son in a few classes together at a local community college or a state supported university?
Not so much for credits, but more for personal enjoyment and the social interaction that such would involve you both in. I would imagine your son to be much more intellectually capable than many might give him credit for. And he may hunger for some sort of intellectual stimulation and/or outlet.......
Anyway, this may be of some interest and/or use to y'all, specific to Alabama:
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-...&search=Search

And And here too: http://www.healing-arts.org/children...htm#Technology
click on: "Assistive Technology, Mechanical Aids and Other Devices for Cerebral Palsy"

One last, assistive/adaptive technology stuff & links:
http://codi.buffalo.edu/computing.htm

I read and re-read your replies to every body especially Dorrie ,Donna, befuddled2 and and especially your 10-08-2007 12:55 AM post to Dorrie....You are quite an intelligent and insightful woman. I hope I can learn to be more like you as time goes on.....Thanxxx!

And, I agree with you about the animals, I would be lost without my canine companions..........

BTW, I have family on Sand Mountain near Ider, Alabama. Been there many times...