Graham Caldow is the father of a daughter with additional needs. Over the last ten years he has been building a life plan with her and has written this book to share his approach with others. The book aims to set out a framework for parents that covers four key areas of daily living:
- Daily Living
- Relationships
- Purpose
- Finance
There is a focus on developing the skills young adults need to do more for themselves, finding an activity that gives them a purpose and preserving financial security so they can live the life they want.
Caldow writes with passion, but also explains very clearly why and how this approach was developed and the impact it can have on adult independence. He encourages parents to be bold in terms of defining how they might visualise success and provides case studies to illustrate his points.
The book provides a clear and comprehensive system that resembles a simplified underground train map, with ‘stops’ such as
- Home skills
- Cooking
- Shopping
- Self-care
- Personal organisation
A most useful and informative text.
Author: G. Caldow
Publishers: Rethink Press
ISBN: 978-1-78133-807-0
£12.99
Website: www.whatspossibleplan.com