Affiliation:
1. Marymount Manhattan College, USA
Abstract
Having a child with a presenting disability can have an impact on families, especially on mothers who oftentimes assume the role of a primary caretaker. This research chapter aims to explore the defining categories of children with disabilities and the impacts families and mothers who have a child with a disability, may have. By calling attention to the roles and responsibilities of families but specifically mothers who are raising a child with disabilities, which is oftentimes a neglected subject in society, this paper hopes to increase awareness and understanding surrounding this subject.
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