autism | depression | developmental disabilites | family | stress | therapy
Therapy plans should include thought about whether or not parents are up to meeting the therapy needs of a child with autism.
Many times therapy plans focus only on the child. This paper describes how the best therapy plans include the needs of the parents. For example, parents of children with autism have a high amount of stress and depression compared to parents of children with other problems. Mothers of children with autism also report higher levels of distress than fathers. Healthcare services should think of this when making family-centered plans.
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