La sostanza del padre nel quotidiano convivere la relazione con il figlio disabile

Abstract

In an uncertain climate of value and family mutations, the crisis of the paternal model emerges. The father is required to (re)construct a new identity, which risks being further undermined by the child’s condition of disability. The primary objective of this work is to reflect on the present crisis of the father who is confronted with his son’s disability. The narrative methodology gives fathers the opportunity to narrate the uniqueness of the relationship with their children with disabilities and to think about their own way of being fathers. The studies by Gelati and Bonsall illustrate the potential of the autobiographical approach.