Behind every special needs parent who “can’t keep a full-time job” is a second, invisible one.
Beyond the therapies and doctor appointments lies a full-time role as administrator—managing paperwork, appeals, medical forms, waivers, and deadlines that determine whether vital services continue or disappear. Even in families with support systems, this unseen labor quietly shapes careers, schedules, and financial stability.
This post offers a 48-hour window into that invisible work—and asks a bigger question: not why special needs parents struggle to stay employed, but why the system requires them to hold two full-time jobs just to survive.
