Colin Farrell, who is launching a foundation to support adult children who have an intellectual disability through advocacy, education and innovative programs, tells PEOPLE he hopes the world treats his son James with 'kindness and respect.'
The actor is launching a foundation to support adult children who have an intellectual disability through advocacy, education and innovative programsJulie Jordan is an Editor at Large for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand for 25 years, writing cover stories and features and managing special issues including the Beautiful Issue and Sexiest Man Alive.
But looking toward the rest of his life, "my fear would be, God forbid, if and when something happens to James’s mother or me, that he would be 30 or 40 and have to go into some kind of institute or residential care, and there’d be nobody to call over and take him out to have lunch and all that," Farrell adds. "He has earned the right to have a greater degree of individuality and autonomy on his life, and a greater degree of community than even I can offer him.
In the moments when he allows himself to envision James's future without him, Farrell admits "it’s terrifying. If I’m to even live a full life to, say, 80, it’s a terrifying thought that I’ll miss the last years of his life. Just because I won’t be there to shepherd and protect," he says. "It’s really important for James and for all of our kids to feel like they are wanted, to feel like they’re part of the community.
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