Last month, I wrote about the constant thread of isolation that mothers of special needs kids feel. While I wrote the essay to mothers in honor of Mother’s Day, it was equally directed to fathers in a parenthetical way. I often wonder if the journey for fathers might be a bit more lonely and isolating than for us moms. Let me explain.
While the support resources for special needs parents are limited overall, resources for moms far outnumber those specifically for fathers. Why is this? My best guess is that it’s a numbers game - in general, women have more robust social networks than men do, make friends more easily, and overall have more opportunities for connection than men do...
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