Areas of Potential Stress for Families with Special Needs Children

By T.E. Smith|B.C. Gartin|N.L. Murdick|A. Hilton

Shattered dream of the perfect child
Difference in the child's looks
Increased attention requirements
Increased routine-caregiving difficulty
Parent, family, and societal attitudes towards disabilities
Frustration
Humiliation
Lowered self-esteem
Time reduction with other family members
Loss of friends and other relationships
Avoidance of social situations/events
Loss of rewards for parents
Lack of specific information
Increased childrearing costs
Medical concerns
Conflict of opinions
Confused expectations
Problems in communication with family members
Questions concerning the future
Vulnerability of the child

Families and Children with Special Needs: Professional and Family Partnerships
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Excerpt from Families and Children with Special Needs: Professional and Family Partnerships, by T.E. Smith, B.C. Gartin, N.L. Murdick, A. Hilton, 2006 edition, p. 62.

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