Parenting an Adult with Disabilities or Special Needs: Everything You Need to Know to Plan for and Protect Your Child's Future

Letting your child leave the nest is never easy. If you're the parent of a child with disabilities or special needs, letting go is even harder. You worry about whether he will be able to make it on his own, and most important, get the help he needs if something goes wrong. How will she perform in her first job? Will she be able to make friends? Many parents are tempted to keep their children at home, believing the children will be safer and happier under their care. But adults with special needs deserve the same chance at a happy life as everyone else. As the mother of an adult child with disabilities, Peggy Lou Morgan has years of experience dealing with the challenges you face every day. She believes the most loving thing parents can do is to prepare their children to leave home in a way that works best for them. In Parenting an Adult with Disabilities or Special Needs, she gives you invaluable advice on: teaching your adult child to be a self-advocate, helping your child cope with relationships, helping your child find a good vocational program, finding an apartment and a roommate, understanding government programs that can help children while they become more independent. Compassionate and thorough, this guide will help you make sure that your children leave home with confidence and joy.