Autism, tips to react better as parents

Autism Spectrum Disorder, also called ASP, is refering to a set of connected conditions which affect social interaction, communication and behaviour. This disease mostly appears during the childhood and most of the time, keeps on during adulthood. 

Parenting can be stressful and taking care of a child who needs special care can sometimes become overwhelming. Some parents experience more difficulties than others to cope and react the right way when their child behave roughtly. 

That’s why this articles is about giving solutions to prevent frustration and wrong reactions.

Firstly, support groups and forums dedicated to the disease can really help parents to discuss their issues, ask questions, find the right information. It allows them to see that they’re not alone facing those issues and therefore, they can take a step back from their point of view. 

Secondly, training parents in managing behavioral problems is one of the other solutions to help parents.  Almost half of them are struggling with their child when they get aggressive, injurious or refuse to comply with requests.  Meeting with a specialist, such as a therapist, to learn techniques that can calm down children with ASD is a really good way to improve the reaction facing those moments.   

Thirdly, another challenge that parents face is how to react when their child behaves unusually in public. For that matter, the website « Parent Coaching for Autism » offers some leads to facilitate their approach.

 In conclusion, parents must remember not to be scared about having concerns and difficulties, the more they try, the better they will behave with their child.

For more informations about this subject, such as reports and numbers from several studies,  the related article.