Experiences Of Stress And Support From Parents Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autizam je razvojni poremećaj koji obuhvaća gotovo sve psihičke funkcije, pa djeca i odrasli s autizmom imaju problema s komunikacijom i ponašanjem. Roditelji djece s autizmom susreću se s brojnim stresnim situacijama vezanim uz odgoj i obrazovanje njihove djece, a za što im je potrebna podrška obitelji, prijatelja i različitih stručnjaka. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati doživljaj stresa i podrške roditelja djece s autizmom, postoji li razlika između muškaraca i žena u doživljaju podrške, postoji li razlika u doživljaju podrške s obzirom na program osnovnoškolskog programa koje dijete polazi te postoji li povezanost razreda koje dijete polazi s doživljajem podrške roditelja. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 44 roditelja djece s poremećajima spektra autizma koji su ispunili upitnik Skala doživljenog stresa (Colen, Kamarck i Mermelstein, 1983.) i 37 roditelja koji su ispunili Upitnik podrške roditeljima i djeci s poremećajima spektra autizma. Rezultati pokazuju kako roditelji djece s autizmom nemaju doživljaj velikog stresa te da imaju doživljaj velike podrške škole i okoline. Nadalje, statističkim analizama nisu utvrđene statistički značajne razlike u doživljaju podrške muškaraca i žena niti doživljaja podrške škole s obzirom na program osnovnoškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja koje njihovo dijete s poremećajem iz spektra autizma polazi. Nije utvrđena ni statistički značajna povezanost doživljaja podrške škole s razredom kojeg njihovo dijete polazi.Autism is developmental disorder that affects almost all mental functions, so children and adults with autism have problems with communication and behavior. Parents of children with autism face s number of stressful situations related to the upbringing and education of their children, for which they need a great support from their family and friends. The aim of this study was to examine the experience of stress and support from parents that have children with autism, whether there is a difference between men and women in the experience of support, whether there is a difference in the experience of support with the regard on program of primary school upbringing and education which their children attend and whether there is a connection of school class with experience of support of parents that have children with autism. The study involved 44 parents of children with autism spectrum disorder who completed the poll Stress Scale questionnaire (Colen, Kamarck and Mermelstein, 1983) and 37 parents who completed the Poll for support to parents and children with autism spectrum disorders. The results show that parents of children with autism do not experience much stress and they experience great support from school and other people around them. Furthermore, statistical analyzes did not identify statististically significant differences in the experience of support for men and women or the experience of school support with regard on the program of primary school upbringing and education which their child with autism spectrum disorders attends. No statistically significant correlation was found between the experience of school support and the school class their child attends