Parents’ perception about autistic children : a descriptive study

• Autor(a) principal: Monte, Maria Irisanny Kalliny Coelho
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Martins, Wanderson Alves, Torres, Jackeline Bezerra, Silva, Leonardo Alexandrino Da, Tomé, Marcela Ariadne Braga Gomes, Costa, Maria Isabelly Fernandes da, Albuquerque, Francisca Andrea Marques de, Frota, Mirna Albuquerque, Gubert, Fabiane do Amaral, Marques, Marilia Braga, Coutinho, Janaina Fonseca Victor, Martins, Mariana Cavalcante, Nogueira, Paula Sacha Frota, Pinheiro, Patricia Neyva Costa, Beserra, Eveline Pinheiro, Vasconcelos, Viviane Mamede
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/22984
• topic: Transtorno Autístico; Autistic Disorder; Qualidade de Vida

Introduction: the infantile autism is a developmental disorder that affects social interaction, language, cognition and quality of life. Objective: describing the parents’ perception about daily care for autistic children. Methods: it was a descriptive and qualitative study performed with parents of autistic children attending a reference health center in a Brazilian city. A semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The participants gave information about their socioeconomic status, daily care activities, hope and social interaction. Results: based on the speeches of the participants, the following categories were described: negative feelings about the disorder; the (in)dependent autistic children and future perspectives for them; family acceptance of autism, which required appropriated changes in the family environment. Conclusion: analyzing the parents’ perception of autism is essential because it enables the multidisciplinary group of health professionals to establish adequate and specific health interventions.