Parents of children with disabilities experience great sadness, fear, and anxiety from their families and loved ones. They look at their little angels with a mixture of disbelief, anger, concern, and sometimes even disbelief and often feel overwhelmed. It can be challenging adjusting to a new routine and dealing with siblings with special needs. They often fear that they won’t be as loved by their parents and this can make them feel less loved.
Financial Difficulties
A parent learns that their baby or child has a disability. They don’t stop to think about the cost and how it will affect the family. They think about how they can help their child. All the health needs can leave the family without money to support the child’s education. If it is a low-income family, it may be more stressful to support their child financially. If you don’t know where to turn, there are financial and government programs that can help ease the pressure on your wallet.
You can find support through local child care providers and offices. In Canada and BC, there are child development agencies. They can help with the financial burden by providing needed resources for children with disabilities. The costs can be high, and all family members will have to make sacrifices to get through this difficult time.
Isolation
When a child has special needs or disabilities, families can feel isolated from their support networks (family and friends). This is no one’s fault. Many people don’t know how to help or cope with their children. Depending on the severity, families may need to spend a lot of time developing coping strategies that work for both their child and their family. Families who have children with special needs stop relating to each other. They fear how the child will be treated and liked by the public and people around them.
Some families decide to move and make new friends. They find new families within the special needs community who can better understand their struggles, the struggles they go throug,h and the guilt, loss, and anger that comes with raising a special needs child. This helps them to not feel so isolated, empty, and unloved by the people who are supposed to love and support them.
Social Acceptance
It is sad to see that people still do not accept adults and children with disabilities in today’s society. It is easy to listen to judgments and whispers behind closed doors, even when people who don’t understand speak their minds. Everyone has a different opinion about how the family handles things and what the problems are. This includes family members and close friends.
This is not an easy task. It can be challenging and even fatal for families who are already trying to make ends meet and keep their heads above water. Families caring for children with disabilities must accept social acceptance and not make value judgments. Everyone has a different opinion on how to deal with problems, even close friends. It’s not easy and can be hard to deal with.