“It’s as if I’m the One Suffering”: Narratives of Parents of Children With Disability in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Lasco, Gideon, Nuevo, Christian Edward L., Nolasco, Marie Lauren P., Famaloan, Ferlie Rose Ann N., Bundoc, Josephine R., Capili, Donna Isabel S., Bermejo, Raoul
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: disability; children with disability; family medicine; Philippines; Development Studies; Disability Studies; Family, Life Course, and Society
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/77; https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/658
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background. Children comprise a significant proportion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines, and represent a major public health challenge. One under-explored topic is the “lived experiences” of their parents and guardians as well as the roles they play in caring for their children...