This study aims to examine the relationship between marital adjustment, perceived social support, acceptance-rejection levels, and socio-demographic characteristics of mothers with intellectually disabled children. In the study, data were collected using the Marriage Adjustment Scale (MAS), the Revised Parent Social Support Scale (R-PASS), and the Parental Acceptance Rejection Scale (PARS). The study group of the research was the mothers of 191 individuals who received special education and were affected by intellectual disability. According to the results of the research, while the marital adjustment of mothers with children with intellectual disabilities does not differ significantly according to the age of the mothers, their employment status, and the income level of the family differ significantly according to the educational status of the mothers. Social support perceptions of mothers with children with intellectual disabilities do not show a significant difference according to their employment status and educational status. On the other hand, the only information support, which is a sub-dimension of social support, differs according to the age of the mothers, but social support differs significantly according to the income level of the family. The acceptance-rejection levels of mothers with children with intellectual disabilities do not show a significant difference according to their employment status and income level of the family. On the other hand, it differs according to the age and educational status of the mothers. The results obtained will help the studies on families in special education. The research results are discussed in the light of similar studies.

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