When the Mask Comes Off: Mothers' Experiences of Parenting a Daughter with Autism Spectrum Condition

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, James; Marley, Charles; Gillespie-Smith, Karri; Carter, Leonie; MacMahon, Ken
Titel	When the Mask Comes Off: Mothers' Experiences of Parenting a Daughter with Autism Spectrum Condition
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 24 (2020) 6, S.1546-1556 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Anderson, James) ORCID (Gillespie-Smith, Karri)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361320913668
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Child Rearing; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Daughters; Parent Attitudes; Stress Variables; Clinical Diagnosis; Adults; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Social Behavior; Coping; Sex Role; United Kingdom (Edinburgh) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Kindererziehung; Autismus; Daughter; Tochter; Elternverhalten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Bewältigung; Geschlechterrolle
Abstract	There is limited knowledge and research on the experiences of having a daughter with autism spectrum condition from a mother's perspective. This study aims to explore the experiences of mothers who care for a daughter with autism spectrum condition, with a particular focus on female autism spectrum condition presentation. Ten mothers of daughters with autism spectrum condition took part in a semi-structured interview. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse the data. Five superordinate themes emerged: 'Girls have autism too', 'She's a chameleon', 'The impact of the diagnosis', 'Impact on mums' and 'Day-to-day life'. These findings add to our knowledge of how female autism spectrum condition presents and of the experiences directly related to being the mother of a daughter with autism spectrum condition. The findings have implications for clinicians that carry out autism spectrum condition assessments and provide insights into areas where additional support can be provided to mothers and daughters. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01