PARENTING STRESS IN MOTHERS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRMENT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Authors

  • Bushra Ghafoor Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha Pakistan
  • Sobia Sattar University of Sargodha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i1.648

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder is the sequential disorder was badly affect the child every characteristic of the child development. The main objective of this article to extent the mother’s psychological well-being of visually impairment in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Current study was qualitative in nature. Sample was designed by using purposive sampling technique. Data was collected by detailed interview of 20 respondents. A case study and thematic analysis was designed. Various themes including parenting stress, anxiety, feeling of grief, low matrimonial satisfaction, family support, financial support and diagnosis of visually impairment with autism, were organized. Autism is a lifelong disorder with other prolonged incongruities. Parents specially mothers in high stress and worry about his or her special child. It is very painful for parents when they diagnosed their child visually impairment with autism spectrum disorder. Mothers were much conscious about her child’s better future.   

Keywords: Parenting stress, mothers, Visually Impairment, Autistic children.

Author Biographies

  • Bushra Ghafoor, Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha Pakistan

    PhD Scholar

     

  • Sobia Sattar, University of Sargodha

     

     

     

Additional Files

Published

2022-03-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“PARENTING STRESS IN MOTHERS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRMENT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 251–254, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i1.648.