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Autism is a complex neurobehavioral disorder that includes impairments in social interaction and developmental language and communication skills combined with rigid, repetitive behaviours. There is critical lack of awarness among the community and parents about ASD. Commonly parents of autistic children in Ethiopia, particularly mothers, become disabled themselves by burdened with the full responsibility of care and likely having very little income. Thus this study aims to understand the pscycological, social and economic experiences of parents/caregivers from having or parenting a child with ASD. Methods : This was a phenomenological qualitative study conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Seventeen caregivers of autistic children from 15 families were purposively selected. Semi structured in depth interview guide that include participants’ views to ASD, its challenges and their overall experiences was used to collect the data. Analysis was done using themes emerged from the data. Result: Initially all study participants’ does not have any awareness about the problem of their child with autism. Most of them noticed their child’s problems and heard about it from health professionals. |
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