Support: abused 14. Kamal is not very good about expressing what he wants or needs. But that's OK because his support person can easily guess what he needs in the moment and can just jump right in and do things for him.

 

 

Points to Ponder:

• How is this story an example of the abuse of support?
• How are both Kamal and his support person responsible for this dynamic between them?
• What impact might this dynamic have on Kamal's opportunity to learn new things?

 

Now it's your turn!

Think about someone you know and a time they did not have the support they needed. Write a few sentences about it and to send it to us. We'll post your story below. The more stories we can collect, the more all of us will understand about how self-determination happens in real-time.