We are interested in how family members, especially parents/parental caregivers, adapt to the care of children with special needs (specifically, intellectual disabilities). There is already research on this topic, but we are aiming to explore two issues that have received little attention by researchers and others to date:
What kinds of positive experiences are there associated with the care of children with special needs, and how might these experiences help parents to adapt successfully?
How do changes over time affect the adaptation of parental caregivers, and do various positive experiences help parents to maintain a sense of satisfaction in their caring role?
This research project is funded by a grant from the PPP Foundation who fund various health and social care research projects.