The level of stress of 257 parents was measured using Friedrich's revised version of Holroyd's Questionnaire on Resources and Stress. Twenty-five of the respondents (9.7 percent) had substantiate maltreatment reports. The findings suggested that there was not significant difference in perceived stress levels between families with an abuse or neglect history and families with no such history. It may be that stress related to caring for children with multiple disabilities was mitigated by the support received as part of a multidisciplinary care system or from friends and relatives. Other possible explanations for the results are that families reporting higher stress levels are those with greater candor or insight into the problems associated with caring for a disabled child. Perhaps parents who had a history of neglect had disassociated themselves from their child, thereby not experiencing the level of stress that a more involved parent would experience. 4 tables and 35 references (Author abstract modified)