تحديات و احتياجات أمهات الأطفال المصابين بطيف التوحد و استراتيجيات مواجهتها

Abstract EN

The study aimed to identify the 'challenges and needs of mothers of children with autism spectrum and strategies to address them'.

To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the descriptive method, and the measure of the challenges and needs of mothers of children with autism spectrum was applied to a deliberate sample of (33) or children with autism spectrum in Kirkuk governorate, and calculated the psychometric characteristics of the tool, and the honesty was calculated in a manner of internal consistency, as the coefficients of correlation ranged Between (0.84) and (0.93), stability was calculated in two ways: the half-hash method (0.87) and the Alpha Kronbach method (0.91), which are high coefficients that reflect the sincerity and stability of the questionnaire and the percentages were used to determine the characteristics of the sample.

- Mathematical averages and standard deviations to determine the degree of challenges and needs of mothers of children with autism spectrum , test (T) to determine the differences between mothers in terms of the variables of the study and the results of the research came as follows: - Mothers of children with autism spectrum suffer from a moderate level of challenges and needs with an average calculation (3.28).

- There are no statistically significant differences in the challenges and needs of mothers of children with autism spectrum depending on the variables (age, educational level, job).

In the light of the results of the study, the researcher recommended a review of the health insurance law by adding a substance that obliges the state to bear all the therapeutic expenses of children of the autism spectrum and provide centers for them and take care of their care, provide guided treatment services to alleviate and reduce obstacles and their impact on the mother of the autistic child, and train parents of autistic children to develop the life skills of their children.