Exploring the Range of Emotional Response Experienced When Parenting a Child with an Intellectual Disability: The Role of Dual Process Authors -.Sheehan and S. Guerin -St Michaels House, Ireland; University College Dublin

Exploring the Range of Emotional Response Experienced When Parenting a Child with an Intellectual Disability: The Role of Dual Process

1. Sheehan¹ and S. Guerin²

¹St Michaels House, Ireland; ²University College Dublin, Ireland

Introduction: This study explored the emotions experienced by parents in the early years of managing their child's disability, with an additional aim to examine the contribution of the Dual Process Model in understanding these emotions within an adjustment process and to identify the types of support and information perceived by parents as helpful during this time.