The Quality of Life of Parents with a Child Diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Download or read book The Quality of Life of Parents with a Child Diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder written by Julissa Cabellero and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study defined the stressors that the participants, who are parents of children who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), experience in their day to day life, identified the participants' descriptions of their quality of life (QoL), defined main areas where resources are lacking, and examined the recommendations that the participants had for other parents of children who have been diagnosed with an ASD and social workers working with ASD families. The present study's findings provide that the participants identified themes that define their major stressors as their children's school system, lacking resources in the community and among their own family, financial implications of their child's diagnosis, parents' reactions to their diagnosed child's behavior, impact of having a child diagnosed with an ASD on family dynamics and worrying over their diagnosed child's future. The need of the participants that emerged in the present study were the need for the following: available resources, reconstruction of their child's education system, and financial assistance. The present study found that the participants' recommendations for other parents and social workers working with ASD families were that service providers need better ASD knowledge and that easy access to available resources must be created.