Parents with learning disabilities may need more support than parents without disabilities. Most parents feel the challenges of parenting, marriage, working, and caring for aging parents. Adults with learning disabilities may feel more overwhelmed than others because they have greater challenges than most. The emotional stress can impact all areas of family life.

In some areas there may be little support for learning disabled parents in these situations. LD parents in some areas may find that society's deck is stacked decidedly against them and that even their right to have children are questioned.

Fortunately, most parents with learning disabilities can benefit from developing strategies to cope with family disability issues. Social networks for adults with disabilities such as Friends of Quinn and Disaboom can provide a social support network for sharing experiences an easing the sense of isolation that LD parents may feel. Parents seeking local support groups and programs can find contact information for groups in their states from state education departments and advocacy agencies. Find your state or U.S. territory contacts here. Your can also find helpful tips for growing your own parent support group from our homeschooling site. If you are a single parent, you may want to consider forming a single parent support group for others dealing with the unique challenges of single-parenting a special needs child.