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23 May 2025
Moving out of the family home: A parent’s perspective about her son with disability

OVER 16 years ago, when Cathy's son was just 18, he started talking about wanting to move out and have a home of his own.

This is totally normal, children leave the nest.

It's the way in which everyone develops, grows and experiences new stuff, establish new friendships on their terms, make mistakes, learn from them and develop their own autonomy and independence.

The challenge for Cathy and her fami...

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