My 15-year-old daughter with Down syndrome keeps asking why she cannot live alone like her older brother and I do not know how to explain that independence looks different for her.
More people experience this than they realize.
The universal desire for autonomy meets the reality of lifelong interdependence, requiring new definitions of freedom and success.
“Where Are You with Parenting a child with disability or neurodivergence?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.