Colin Farrell spoke for the first time about his life with his son James, who has Angelman syndrome.
Talking with People The 48-year-old star announced in a magazine that she is launching a foundation to support adult children who have an intellectual disability like her son.
“It’s exciting, it feels like the right time,” the actor told the outlet. “I want the world to be kind to my son. I want the world to treat him with kindness and respect.”
The Batman The star continued: “James has had an extraordinary 20 years. He works incredibly hard to reach the benchmarks we all experience as typical human beings who don’t have cognitive issues or developmental delays.”
“He's done incredibly well. He's a very balanced and happy young man. He's extraordinary,” Farrell said.
“But thinking about the rest of his life, my fear would be, God forbid, if something happens to James' mother or me, that he'd be 30 or 40 and have to go into some kind of institute or care home, and there'd be no one to call to take him out to lunch and all that,” the star said.
“She has earned the right to a greater degree of individuality and autonomy in her life, and a greater degree of community than I can offer her,” he added.
For those who don't know, Colin shares James with an ex, model Kim Bordenave.
