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The role of the family in socializing the autistic children: a study in Bangladesh
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Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders are increasingly known in developing countries like Bangladesh. The children with autism exhibit significant deficits in social communication, including delayed language development and imitation skills. This disorder is different from other disorders and its characteristic... view more
Autism Spectrum Disorders are increasingly known in developing countries like Bangladesh. The children with autism exhibit significant deficits in social communication, including delayed language development and imitation skills. This disorder is different from other disorders and its characteristics and functions are also different. Families having children with autism spectrum disorder play important role in their socialization and face many challenges as the disorder is associated with disruptive antisocial behavior. The main objective of this research is to know the role of family in socializing autistic children. This research was conducted though survey method by using a semi-structured questionnaire. The data of this study was collected from 78 parents having children with autism spectrum disorder. In our country autism newly introduced and research on autism especially role of the family of the autistic children in socialization are very few. So, this study discusses the role of family in socializing autistic children.... view less
Keywords
Bangladesh; child; autism; parents; family; nationalization; communication; socioeconomic factors; imitation
Classification
Social Problems
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 70-85
Journal
International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (2015) 55
ISSN
2300-2697
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed