BAKE I DJEDOVI DJECE S TEŠKOĆAMA U RAZVOJU I OSOBA S INVALIDITETOM
GRANDPARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Summary/Abstract: Grandparents of children with developmental disabilities and persons with disabilities are an important source of support for families living with disabilities. The aim of this paper was to present knowledge about different types of support that grandparents ofchildren with developmental disabilities andpersons with disabilities provide to families living with disabilities, and to describe the formal support that is crucial for the grandparents. Grandparents provide different types ofemotional, instrumental, informational andpractical support, and in return they require informal and emotional support. The conclusion is that grandparents of children with developmental disabilities and persons with disabilities are an important source of informal support to families with disabilities, but their needs are very often unmet, making them invisible and neglected in the formal support system.

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