Is it normal for parents of disabled children to be overprotective?

I'd say, usually it is normal. My sister was born with an underdeveloped mind so she cannot talk nor take care of herself, and she's in a wheelchair as she cannot walk and she has occasional seizures. My parents would put so many pillows and even chairs on the side of her bed to make sure she doesn't roll over, and when they're washing her in the tub they wouldn't dare leave her because they worry she'd drown, and if they had to leave I'd be asked to stay and help until they came back.

Hi I'm new here, I personally have a little autistic brother, and I would think that maybe if he is 37 he should maybe start pushing it a bit like a minute a day and then let the parents put some more trust in his boyfreind by meeting up and things, but I don think that they would be over protective because they are scared people will hurt him/ take advatage of him etc.

I hope this helps

It really varies with the disability and moreso the parents!

I think disabilities can certainly influence some parents to be more protective and there's often logic to their reasoning. There are others though who really encourage their children to be as independent as possible, regardless of extra challenges.

With the night thing - some people tend to have more seizures at night than other times of the day. Even if it's not an issue not it may be hard for his parents, who could have been scared when it's happened in the past to ease up.