“We’re Tired, Not Sad”: Benefits and Burdens of Mothering a Child with a Disability

Sara Eleanor Green. Social Science and Medicine (2006) 64 (1), 150–163

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953606004369

This study chooses to look at how mothers and caregivers of children with special needs really feel about their socially perceived burdens and the benefits of their caregiving role.