WORKING AT THE GAP

Andrew’s first year at home, he worked part-time at the GAP over the Christmas Holiday but struggled to learn the cash register because his cognitive functioning was still diminished.  While this would improve some, it was a precursor to what would become a continuing degradation of his ability to learn new skills, even read with comprehension. 

The GAP kept him on until after the holiday, because he was reliable, big, and strong and they needed someone to act as a stock boy.  He hated that he could not learn and was constantly embarrassed because he could not remember the simple process of handling a sale at the cash register. He was relieved when they laid him off.