Life expectancy for adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities probably will be much longer than their childhoods…
My dad shared this article with my from Philly.com (part one of four). Part 1: A Crisis for the Disabled. Part 2: Finding Good Help. Part 3: Finding Work. Part 4: Life After Death
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/ronnie_polaneczky/intellectual-developmental-disabilities-caregivers-abuse-falling-off-the-cliff-part-1.html