THE SUPPORT GROUP FOR AUTIST CHILDREN PARENTS
THE SUPPORT GROUP FOR AUTIST CHILDREN PARENTS

Summary/Abstract: In this study we aimed to highlight the concrete conditions of initiation and organization of a support group dedicated to the parents of children with autism. Also we aimed to investigate the effects of the support group over the parental anxiety and stress. The intervention we refer to in the present study combines the principles of support group organization and psycho-education techniques, with the tools of psychodrama techniques . The combination of therapeutic techniques, psycho-education and psychodrama had positive effects on parents of children with autism, the downside levels of anxiety and stress. The size of these effects were conditioned parent involvement beyond the therapeutic approach, the child's chronological age and period when it makes specific therapy, ie , the period when the parent lives in autism issues. The therapeutic intervention and support for the parent are early (reported at the time of the child diagnosis), the best results are expected in managing anxiety and parental stress .

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