Two years ago I worked for the School Division as an Educational Assistant and was paired with a teen who was diagnosed as "severely mentally handicapped with epilepsy". He could interact with us though and was a real character who I enjoyed working with very much. -I volunteered at a care home in Abbotsford years ago and would basically go and play cards with a gentleman who was a paraplegic and interact with whoever else was needing some attention. -When my kids were preschoolers we were part of a program would go to our local nursing home to play games or just visit with the residents there. -My nephew has autism and I wish I could spend after school time with him as my sister requires that but they live in Vernon, BC. -For four years I was in a program where they pair you with two students and you have bi-weekly visits with them. A few times I was paired with students who had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.