Katie Priceis putting her 18-year-old son Harvey first.
“Things change when you’re 18 for anyone,” Price says in the trailer as Harvey is seen eagerly opening birthday cards. “You become an adult, whereas Harvey, he’s got complex needs.”
As the pair look into residential colleges for the teenager, another mother of a son with autism reminds Price of the situation’s challenges.
“If the placement doesn’t work for Harvey, you don’t want it to start affecting his mental health, his well-being,” she says.
But Price is determined to do what’s best for her son. “I’ve got to let Harvey have the best shot at life that he can,” the single mom says.
At the end of the trailer, Price sweetly tells her son, “As long as you’re happy, I’m happy.”
“I love it,” Harvey replied.
“That’s our program — 25th of January. BBC One,” Price added. “What do you reckon?”
“I love it!” Harvey said again, as his mom asked if he wants people to tune in. “Of course,” the teen responded with a thumbs up.
According to theofficial description, the documentary is “a deeply personal film about Katie Price and her disabled son Harvey in a crucial year of his life, as he turns 18 and becomes an adult.”
“It’s an exciting milestone for them both, but for some disabled young adults like Harvey it also brings a daunting uncertainty as the people and places that have cared for him as a child are about to change. Now Harvey and Katie must navigate this transition together, and Katie has some tough decisions to make on Harvey’s behalf - such as where he will live and what his future will look like — and in doing so she must also learn to let go.”
Last week, Price revealed in an interview withThe Sunthat Harvey — who was born with septic optic dysplasia, a rare disorder that affects brain function, hormones and vision — will move to a residential college, which she hopes will teach him to be able to live a more independent life.
“It breaks my heart,” she toldThe Sun. “I don’t want him to think I’m just getting rid of him.”
“You hear about people with autism being arrested and when they’re restrained they go mad and get sectioned,” she added. “That’s why I want to find the right college for him, so if there’s ever a case where he kicks off, I’m involved.”
In a recentInstagram post, Price expressed pride in her son, saying he “overcomes mountains and obstacles every day that other people take for granted.” She also said that Harvey will live in the residential college until he’s 25 and will have his own space where he can learn to live on his own.
“I’m hoping he will make friends so he can socialize at the weekends, but if he has no plans, then he can come home whenever he wants,” she toldThe Sun. “He’s meant to start this September, but with lockdown, I don’t know if he will.”
Price welcomed Harvey with former soccer player Dwight Yorke. She also shares son Junior, 15, and daughter Princess, 13, with ex-husbandPeter Andreand son Jett, 7, and Bunny, 6, with ex-husband Kieran Hayler.
Katie Price: Harvey and Mepremieres Jan. 25 on BBC One.
source: people.com
