Feelings,Thoughts, Difficulties, and Coping Experienced by Families

Living with developmental disabilities represents a serious challenge, not only to the individuals diagnosed with autism, but also to the family, to the teacher and to the society. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) involves problems with social communication and behavior. The conditions, and its co-morbidities, have been associated with impaired child and family functioning. The aims of this study are to asses and identify the feeling, thought, physical, economic difficulties, and coping experienced by family of autistic child.