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How to face the future care of your neurodivergent sibling

My brother with autism lives with my parents and they're getting older and I know everyone expects me to take him in when they die but I have my own family and I feel terrible for even thinking this.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The weight of unspoken family expectations about caregiving collides with personal limitations and guilt about setting boundaries with those we love.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.