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"Make it just as normal as possible with humor".

Alicja Rieger1

  • 1Utica College, 1600 Burrstone Rd., Utica, NY 13502-4892, USA. arieger@utica.edu

Mental Retardation
|November 2, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Families with a disabled child use humor to navigate challenges, moving beyond traditional grief narratives. Humor aids in acceptance and creating typical family life, offering valuable insights for support professionals.

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Coping humor and family functioning in parents of children with disabilities.

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Area of Science:

  • Family Studies
  • Disability Studies
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Traditional views often portray families of children with disabilities as solely experiencing grief and sadness.
  • Emerging perspectives highlight acceptance and normalization through adaptive strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role and perspectives of humor within families raising a child with a disability.
  • To compare traditional grief models with humor-based coping mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative methodology was employed to gather in-depth family perspectives.
  • The study focused on the lived experiences of families with a disabled member.

Main Results:

  • Findings reveal complex and challenging lessons regarding humor's function in these families.
  • Humor is utilized as a tool for acceptance and achieving typicality.

Conclusions:

  • Humor offers a vital coping mechanism, challenging solely negative portrayals of families with disabilities.
  • Professionals working with these families can benefit from understanding humor's adaptive role.

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