The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child with a Disability A new view for men who parent the one in ten children with a disability. This book was written to deal with issues that no other book about disability deals with, especially a major male dilemma. Men, including myself, have a hard time facing things they can't fix, says Dr. Robert A. Nassau.
Men feel powerless, inept, sterile.
We cant simply work harder to fix our child's disability. Instead, as we struggle with a grief and darker side of what it takes to face our broken dreams about our child, we must deal with our powerlessness. According to Dr. Nassau, Fathers as well as mothers can go through a process that leads from grief to hope, from isolation to relatedness, from emptiness to fullness and from shame to pride. This process can be long and arduous, but it can also be heartfelt and inspiring. Special Children, Challenged Parents offers the view of a man who is a psychologist and the father of a child with autism.