Impact of caring for a school‐aged child with a disability: Understanding mothers’ perspectives

AIM: Children with a disability are reliant on a capable, healthy and well-resourced carer. Most often the child's mother provides the care that ensures the child's health, service access and community integration are attended to successfully. Through in-depth interviews with mothers and professionals, this study explores issues that challenge the mother's performance in her very important role as a caregiver. METHOD: Qualitative …