The Disadvantages of Caring for Adult Children with Learning Disabilities at Home

In a previous article, we looked at some of the advantages of caring for adult children with learning disabilities at home. In this article, we will discuss some of the disadvantages of doing so.

The Disadvantages of Caring for Adult Children with Learning Disabilities at Home: 24 Hour Care

Parents who choose to keep their adult child with learning disabilities at home will have to face the fact that they Will be providing 24 hour care every day. It is not the same as a 9-5pm office job that can be left alone for another day at the end of the duty day. Being a full-time carer for an adult child is an exhausting job that cannot be left at the office. This can put an enormous strain on the parents who provide care for their child and tempers may become short, especially if one parent works full-time and the other stays at home as the sole carer.

The Disadvantages of Caring for Adult Children with Learning Disabilities at Home: Other Children

Caring for children with learning disabilities at home does bring family members into close contact with one another. But what if the parents of their 21 year old Down's Syndrome son also have 15-year-old twins? Usually, in families where there is a sibling with learning disabilities, the parents' attention will focus on caring for them and leaving the other children to fend for themselves. While this type of neglect is not intentional, it can damage the other children and make them resent their sibling or their parents for failing to take such a close interest in their own lives. Parents must really consider all of their children's needs and feelings, rather than focus their attention on their disabled child. If they cannot give equal care and attention to all of their children, this arrangement will not work out as well as it should.

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