Couples' Experiences of Parenting a Child After an Autism Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study.
Autism
Coparenting
Couples
Diagnosis
Parents
Qualitative analysis
Journal
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
ISSN: 1573-3432
Titre abrégé: J Autism Dev Disord
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7904301
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
accepted:
29
09
2020
pubmed:
18
10
2020
medline:
17
7
2021
entrez:
17
10
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
After a child is diagnosed with autism, parents' relationships are impacted as they reorganize their daily lives to support their child's specific needs. A better understanding of parenting couples' adaptation is needed to accompany them during this period. This qualitative study explored couples' experiences after their child's autism diagnosis. An inductive thematic analysis among ten couple interviews (N = 20) revealed three key themes: emotional experiences, external support, and adaptation. Overall, the quality of couples' relationships before having a child influenced their relationship after the diagnosis. In general, parents presented complementary coparenting roles, while different opinions about how to raise the child strained their relationship. Helping parents adapt to a diagnosis together could prove to be important for future interventions and research.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33067696
doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04744-5
pii: 10.1007/s10803-020-04744-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2697-2710Subventions
Organisme : Fondation Mustela
ID : 2500€
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