This paper provides a qualitative analysis of the experiences of parents of children with special needs during

the Covid 19 pandemic period. The purpose of this study is to answer the research question regarding the

experiences of the parents of children with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative

methods for data collection were used in this study and the main instrument was a semi-structured interview.

The sample in the study consists of 12 parents from the cities of Tetovo, Gostivar and Skopje. Parents of

children with special needs had difficulty with their children managing the situation created during the

COVID-19 pandemic. Many mothers said it was indeed a very difficult time as they felt trapped by a

multitude of problems and factors that negatively affected them and made it impossible for the situation to

be managed properly. One such factor was the restriction or inability to move outside their home and to

develop the activities that for those children had become commonplace and a kind of routine in itself.

Based on the discussions and conversations we had with these parents, despite the difficulties during the

quarantine, the parents eventually got used to that type of condition and began to manage it a little better

than at the beginning of the pandemic.