Approximately 2.5 million Australians with a disability need to receive daily assistance with communication, mobility, reading, self-care or meal preparation. Almost 360,000 of them are children under 15. Parents and carers tend to suffer from anxiety regarding the future of their children, which also affects their understanding and expectations related to future planning. In order to support parents and carers in future planning for their children with a disability severe enough to receive daily assistance, the disability charity Leap In! released an e-book to work as a guide to parents and carers towards an efficient future planning for their children. The guide provides very useful information such as:
Other important information the reader can retrieve from the guide is about:
You can access the whole e-book to read it online or download by clicking here. Whenever you feel you need help in managing plans for your family and children, please feel free to contact Speakable and talk to our parental coaching specialists, who will be always ready to provide assistance. Click here to know more about our Coaching for Parents service.
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