<p>An indispensable guide to the special challenges faced by parents of learning-disabled children as they enter adulthood, by the author of Laughing Allegra, a leading activist and parent of an adult child with LD.</p> <p>In 2003 Anne Ford (great-granddaughter of Henry Ford) published <i>Laughing Allegra</i>, about the struggles of raising her learning-disabled daughter, and received a flood of letters from parents of children with LD, ADD, and ADHD, many expressing concerns about what to do as their children age.</p> <p><i>On Their Own</i> is an invaluable road map to ease these parents' fears and answer their questions, especially the one that haunts them daily: Will or can their child be on their own, and how? In a candid, sympathetic style, laced with real-life stories, the book covers such topics as:</p> <ul> <li>Social skills and dating</li> <li>Staying healthy</li> <li>Sibling relationships</li> <li>Interaction with employers and co-workers</li> <li>Job hunting</li> <li>Finding the right college or trade school</li> <li>Estate planning</li> </ul> <p>Also included are a comprehensive resource guide and exclusive interviews with prominent professionals who have surmounted their learning disabilities: CEO's Sir Richard Branson, John Chambers, David Neeleman, and Charles Schwab, and former governor Gaston Caperton.</p>