A study of resilience effects on parents adaptations with autism children

• Main Authors: Shu-hsien Huang, 黃淑賢
• Other Authors: 蕭文
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13771697060780642054

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 輔導與諮商研究所 === 91 === A study of resilience effects on parents adaptations with autism children Shu-hsien Huang Abstract The purpose of this research is to understand how the parents of autistic children react when they first find out their children have autism, explore their resilience while they are in the process of adaptation, and how the resilience affects the parents adjusting to the situation. By using depth interview method of the qualitative research, important information that is based on four parent-interviewees is collected and carefully analyzed. The research results are not just revealing the four respective interviewees’ resilience and how it affects the adaptation process, but also the differences and similarities of them put into order. Results are as following: First, when the parents first find out their children have autism, both positive and negative responses usually occur. Negative responses include feeling worried, nervous, hesitant, shock, confused, angry, anxious, depressed, lost, avoidant and other similar emotions. Positive responses include maintaining a normal attitude, seeking for help and planning ahead. Second, resilient factors of the parents of autistic children include fully accepted, optimism, self-encouragement, seeking resources, active communications, cherishing the present, rationalism, stress-resistance, insistence, appreciation, empathy, social support and religious belief. These resilient factors can help parents to maintain and obtain a well adaptation. The last, resilient factors can also help the parents of autistic children to generate more mood stabilization and less delinquency, cease to worry, respect and toleration, and become more responsible, positive attitude and life growth and etc. as these seven influences. Suggestions and recommendations of the study are discussed.