Seventeen Italian parents of adults with intellectual disabilities describe a 'total void' after school ends: no clear employment path, fragmented services, and they must coordinate everything alone. The emotional toll — exhaustion, frustration, powerlessness — runs alongside pride and determination.
Parents report a 'total void' of structured pathways after compulsory schooling, with vocational training and internships that are intermittent and abruptly disrupted, leaving no viable options in the immediate post-school phase.
Individualized 'life project' plans are frequently perceived as inadequate, standardized rather than tailored, and not followed through in practice, leaving families feeling the plans are 'just a piece of paper.'
Parents describe a complex emotional landscape in which resilience, pride, and enduring hope coexist with persistent anxiety, frustration with the service system, and a deep sense of powerlessness, particularly around their own aging and future caregiving capacity.
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