Progress on psychological stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Autism spectrum disorders(ASDs)refers to a wide variety of complex developmental disor-ders that typically present deficits in social communication and restricted patterns of behavior.Families of indi-viduals with ASDs often face stress from various aspects because of the early symptoms,poor prognosis and spe-cial forms.The source of parents'psychological stress is universal and multidimensional.Adverse psychological stress will affect the physical and mental health of parents,which produces negative attitude.Domestic and for-eign scholars have to be concerned about this particular population and have conducted a systematic study of psy-chological stress of them.This article will describe the levels of stress,stressors and coping strategies of families of individuals with ASDs,to provide implications and recommendations for future research,to improve the status of psychological stress ASDs parents,and to improve the quality of life of children and their parents.