In the Young Families Project, we speak to parents and siblings of people with intellectual disabilities about their lives. Our findings are presented in a series of essays.
This is part 1.
In this essay we look at the everyday lives of parents and siblings and the challenges they face. It serves as an introduction to the topic. It has been a while since we have written something specifically about family members, and about this part of life.
Here, we look at everything – the good and the bad.
After this, more essays will follow focussing on specific challenges that came up repeatedly in our conversations with parents and siblings for this project.
Read the full essay here: They don’t see our children. They don’t see us either. What parents and siblings of children with intellectual disabilities face every day (PDF)