Burden of Care and Parent-Child Relationship of Parents of Autistic Children

By : Rajeshwari N. Kenchappanavar, Arti C Kandolkar

Page No: 309-317

Abstract
Parenting a child with Autism can be an exhausting task, which may increase parental burden of care and may affect their relationship. The present study aims to examine the ‘burden of care’ and ‘parent-child relationship’ of the parents of autistic and normal children. The sample comprised of 107 parents of autistic and 118 parents of normal children. The test scales used were ‘Burden Assessment Schedule (BAS)’ by Dr. R. Thara et al and ‘Parent Child Relationship’ scale by Dr. N.S. Chauhan and Dr. Harish Chand Sharma. The results reveal that there is significant difference in ‘burden of care’ between parents of autistic and normal children (t = 2.46; p < 0.001) while on ‘Parent - Child Relationship’ scale, a significant difference is seen on three dimensions CRLN_OPTC (z = 2.851, p < 0.01), TOFE_SEDIS (z = 2.016, p < 0.05), and LNST_SEMOR (z =2.497, p < 0.01)

Authors :
Arti C Kandolkar : Ph.D. Scholar, Karnatata University, Dharwad.
Rajeshwari N Kenchappanavar : Associate Professor, Karnatata Arts College, Dharwad