Children, with autism diagnoses, partisipation advantages and disadvantages

Objective Explore what factors and circumstances make partisipation easier / more difficult for children with autism to diagnose. Research tasks: 1. To examine how social factors influence the participation of children with autism diagnosis. 2. To determine how access to the education system affects the participation of children with autism diagnosis. 3. To investigate how the availability of healthcare services affects the participation of children with autism diagnosis. 4. To analyze the influence of national and international law acts on the participation of children with autism diagnosis. Methods A quantitative study was performed in a questionnaire from a parent raising a child diagnosed with autism. The confidentiality of the subjects was ensured. Research instruments: a questionnaire consisting of 25 questions was compiled by a research author and verified in a pilot study. The questions were closed, open and mixed. The questionnaire consists of 4 parts: demographic data, social factors, education system, health care services. Mean and statistical significance were calculated from the results. Place of research: Kaunas Pranio Daunio Education Center and Children's Rehabilitation Hospital \"LOPŠELIS\". Participants The study involved parents who have childrens 2 to 17 years old with diagnosis of any degree of autism. The conclusions 1. Access to social services was important for the place of residence: the residents of the district had less problems in identifying childs disability (p<0.05). Parents satisfaction with social services was influenced by the degree of the child's diagnosis of autism: the severer the autism, the more the services received were satisfied by parents (p <0.05). Financially the most difficult for parents of a child with a severe diagnosis of autism. (p <0.05) 2. The education of children with autism diagnosis is not sufficiently secured: the kindergarten attends 33.33%, school - 60.78%, day center - 5.88% of children. Most educational institutions are adapted for children with medium autism. (p<0,05) The best educational institutions of all for children with autism diagnosis is kindergartens. (p