International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 206-210
A Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experiences of Parents of Children with Special Needs
Michael Andrei P. Jacinto, Angelica B. Cardaņo, Christel C. Lugtu, Steven James L. Ramos, Christopher Francisco

Abstract:
This research paper provides various related studies that analyze the live experiences of parents of children with special needs and the possible ways to empower and recognize their remarkable strength and patience. The purpose of this research is to render knowledge and data of the live experiences of parents of children with special needs, to study the concepts, challenges, and struggles they're facing, for acknowledgement, understanding to the scholars, people and researchers that being a parent of a child with special needs is more than what meets the eye and to give recommendations to further improve their status. An interview questionnaire under the qualitative phenomenological approach was conducted; a research method that focuses on describing the live experiences of people and how they have suffered from these experiences.