Abstract In this survey the authors studied how having a child with Aspergers syndrome affects the parents. The purpose of this survey was getting a glimpse of the parent’s experiences of support from governmental instances as well as from their own network. This survey has been executed from a qualitative point of view. The authors have completed interviews with six parents of children with Aspergers syndrome. The semi structure of the questions gave the authors the possibility to perform more freely and to ask follow up questions to get information. Crises theory and systems theory were the theoretical ground selected for this survey. These theories were chosen out of thoughts that they would help the author’s to find an understanding of the parent’s experiences and reflections. Previous research showed in resemblance to the author’s studies that parents of children with Aspergers syndrome need the support of their relatives and friends. Results of the studies show a lack in the emotional support that the parents want from their family and friends. Previous research as well as the result from this study showed that parents want coordinated assistants from authorities The result also shows that practical support from authorities like school demands a diagnosis on the child. Even though the child has been diagnosed some parents experience a lack of support, especially from school. An example on future research could be a survey how to improve and develop cooperation between different authorities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:oru-4890 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Aspendal, Josefin, Larsson, Maria, Larsson, Susanne |
| Publisher | Örebro universitet, Akademin för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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