“…The idea was then generalized to parental, usually maternal, reactions to a child who continued to live with the family (Olshansky, 1962). The grief premise still affects research and practice almost 40 years latter (Anderegg, Vergason, & Smith, 1992) despite long-standing criticism from parents and researchers (Allen & Affleck, 1985;Wikler, Wasow, & Hatfield, 1981). Under the influence of the tragedy metaphor, researchers excluded measurements of adaptation or perceived positive benefits as if these possibilities simply were not conceivable at the time.…”