Results indicated that
parents of children with autism experienced lower relationship satisfaction which associated with intense child behavior problems.
All parents face daily obstacles, but
parents of children with autism experience increased challenges that can result in overwhelming anxiety, depression, self -
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Parents of young
children diagnosed
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may
experience significant difficulties in discussing treatment options
with the
child's pediatrician, according to new research.
She also has past
experience as a homeschooling
parent of four
children for 11 years; a Family Service Advocate
with Head Start; a Behavioral Health Professional; and a speech - developmental therapist,
with a caseload
of about 20 pre-K
children, many
of those
with autism and other developmental disorders.
Hayes, S.A. and Watson, S.L. (2013) The impact
of parenting stress: A meta - analysis
of studies comparing the
experience of parenting stress in
parents of children with and without
autism spectrum disorder.
I have 17 years
of clinical
experience helping
children and teens
with a variety
of issues including
Autism Spectrum Disorder (All ages), ODD, learning disabilities, anxiety disorder, depression, behavior problems,
parenting challenges, communication skills and helping the families cope
with these issues.
She also has specialized training in applied behavior analysis and
autism spectrum disorders, and has
experience teaching
parenting skills to
parents of children with special needs.
The aim was to show future researchers and practitioners the way
parents of children with ASD are managing the requirements that are involved
with the care
of a
child with autism, in order to direct the attention to the areas where
parents require additional support and where the
parents need to develop skills for coping
with the stress that they are
experiencing while taking care
of their
child with ASD.