The article describes a family and marriage relationship deteriorating in part because of the father's difficulty in playing with his disabled son. (CL)

A case study is presented of a family whose 11-year-old son's aggressive behavior in school has triggered a crisis in the parents' marriage. (CL)

The case study illustrates the ways in which consultation with specialists can add strain to marriages involving disabled children. (CL)

The case study describes counseling for a family whose 7-year old refused to go to school and whose parents had never really come to terms with the death of their physically handicapped son. (CL)

The article reviews a case study of the counseling needs of a family which included a 16-year-old child with a severe learning problem. (DB)

The article recounts the counseling process of a divorced couple who are helped to make joint decisions concerning their handicapped 12-year-old son. (DB)

During a family counseling session parents of a developmentally disabled teenager and their young adult son discuss the angry reactions of the young adult son during an estate planning session. (DB)

Described briefly is a mother's personal account of an anxious adoption of a 2-month-old child, the often fruitless search for medical evaluation of the child who was found to be brain damaged, retarded, and partially sighted, and the resulting family problems. (CB)

A counselor describes feelings and attitudes of two young adults who see their marital problems as having begun with the birth of their severely disabled child. Counseling led to improved communication, better coping, and shared planning for the future. (DB)

A counselor analyzes problems posed by a family's decision to have a party to celebrate their 19-year-old Down Syndrome son's high school graduation and new job. Consideration of other family members' needs and attitudes resulted in a positive experience and more open communication. (DB)

Excerpts from counseling sessions highlight the effects of a developmentally delayed, autistic-like child upon a marriage and family. The counselor points out the parents' continuing frustrations from not receiving clear guidelines and notes the importance of a case manager. (CL)

A case history of a marriage affected by the stress of a severely disabled child is presented. The situation is further complicated by the unhappiness of an adolescent sibling and the father's business anxieties. (CL)

The article presents a personal profile of the many adjustment problems facing a physically handicapped seventh-grader who had spent the previous six years in a special school and was now being mainstreamed into a regular junior high, and how it affected his family. (DLS)

The impact of geographic relocation on a married couple and their son with cerebral palsy is discussed. Counseling helped the family to adjust to their new community and resolve such problems as lack of family or friends nearby and the boy's acceptance in a more competitive school where he initially had no friends. (JDD)