Do people with learning disabilities live shorter lives?

People with learning disabilities have lower life expectancy and cancer screening rates. The inequality is greater in women than men. Men with a learning disability had an average life expectancy of 66 in 2017-18, compared with 80 in men without a recorded disability.

Can a child with special needs live at home?

As young people with disabilities transition to adulthood, families need tailored solutions that balance their need for independence with their ongoing care and safety. A blueprint (both literal and figurative) for your child’s future home may look very different from the house your child lives in today.

What to do with a young adult with special needs?

Talk with your son or daughter about decorative elements they’d prefer in their adult bathroom. This activity should be a fun rite of passage that you and your child work on together. Other amenities may include a special area in the backyard or reserved cabinet space in a shared kitchen or fridge.

What to do if your child has special needs room?

Add a couch. If the room is big enough, adding living room–style furniture can transform a space into a hangout-ready hideaway that allows extra seating in a still-private space. Designate amenities. If you have a second bathroom outside your child’s room, make it their own.

When does a child with special needs move out?

Most parents become empty nesters at some point, when their kids grow up and move out on their own. But when a child has special needs, there’s a chance that time will never come. That doesn’t mean parents can’t give young adults with disabilities more independence.

As young people with disabilities transition to adulthood, families need tailored solutions that balance their need for independence with their ongoing care and safety. A blueprint (both literal and figurative) for your child’s future home may look very different from the house your child lives in today.

Talk with your son or daughter about decorative elements they’d prefer in their adult bathroom. This activity should be a fun rite of passage that you and your child work on together. Other amenities may include a special area in the backyard or reserved cabinet space in a shared kitchen or fridge.

What happens to adults with special needs when they move away?

For those who can’t afford to pay privately or obtain enough government monies, the social interaction and programs (i.e. vocational training, counseling and learning) they are used to may go away—or at least shrink significantly. That means many young adults in special residential settings have to move back with Mom or Dad.

Add a couch. If the room is big enough, adding living room–style furniture can transform a space into a hangout-ready hideaway that allows extra seating in a still-private space. Designate amenities. If you have a second bathroom outside your child’s room, make it their own.