Having a child with special needs makes the role of the father and that of the mother special. There are studies that indicate that parents of children with special needs they spend more time at home than others, or those premature babies who have parents involved in their accompaniment have a higher IQ at three years (regardless of the baby's birth weight or other parental factors).
A father with children of these characteristics presents differences with respect to the mother: he is more concerned about the long-term implications of his son's needs, compared to the experience more focused on the mothers' present.
There are also differences in feelings about the birth of the baby that is discovered with special needs: moms tend to feel sadness and guilt while parents are more critical and realistic.
In the same way they are the parents when they face situations of exclusion of their children, or when they encounter the difficulties that the system and the institutions present to them at the time of integrating or rehabilitating the children.
Sometimes, parents feel so affected by these negative experiences of exclusion that their attitude can affect the family relationship, especially with the couple. That is why many care programs for children with special needs affect this issue, in order to prevent possible problems at home.
In short, if for any child the mother and father figures represent a world, and the closeness of the father benefits the child's development, the same happens with children with disabilities. It is certainly important to note that parents who are special for children with special needs They achieve a better family relationship and the links are also special.
