![]() If parents pass away or experience health issues, transition into a new setting is stressful even with other family members. One drawback of living at home with parents is there can be little motivation to build independence, used to going through the motions of daily life and it is hard on parents to continue as caregivers past retirement age. Whether it's in the home or a separate attachment like an in-law suite on the property, services are sent there and also into the community. Click here to read Home Modifications for Young Adults with Special Needs. Staying at home with family is the most common situation that involves m inimal transition. So with that, let's explore different housing options. Maybe he/she doesn't want to live at home. ![]() And it's important to consider what the young adults want for their own life. Parents need to consider their own health and capabilities in continuing caring for their child. ![]() Can they be independent needing minimal or initial supports? Will they need 1:1 care? Can they be in a grou p setting? They also need to assess safety concerns. It's important to assess the support needed for to support the vision. It starts with developing a vision of the adult person with disabilities o their interests, wishes, needs and identifying services to support that vision. Person Centered Planning has become a new strategy for parents to create a plan where the person with disabilities directs the path. When a parent becomes too incapacitated and there is no plan in place, the person with intellectual disabilities is taken from familiar people/surroundings creating an overwhelming stress making it extremely difficult to adjust.Īs we know, every person is different based on a multitude of variables. Many have a desire to explore their independence just like typical young adults.but their limitations make it difficult to do so. Although this is a very personal decision, many reasons why adults live with their parents is there is no other alternative after they graduate. ![]() There's a misconception that it's expected that adults with intellectual disabilities should live with their parents until their parents can no longer take care of them. Who will take care of them? Who will keep them safe? How will we be able to have a good quality of life and be safe? Their biggest concern is what happens to their child(ren) after they are gone or become too sick to take care of them. But parents of adults with intellectual disabilities have much more complex worries where there aren't easy fixes. When typical children become young ad ults, the transition is hard for many parents to let go. ![]()
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