Investigating Factors Hindering the Process of Acclimatization and Resilience of Families and Service Providers for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The researchers acquired transcripts from two focus groups including five key informants with four parents and one service providers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were analyzed in order to investigate the factors hindering the process of acclimatization and resilience of families and service providers for individuals with ASD by using the methods of qualitative research. The obtained themes of the present research generally indicated that perceiving and upraising an individual with disability/disorder is a life-long burdensome experience. It stimulates families and service providers and especially parents of individuals with ASD to inspect their beliefs. The information obtained from this study will definitely be helpful for families and service providers and particularly parents in providing them an insight and advance understanding of the changes that contribute in the coherence of their lost dreams and adjusting themselves in accordance with the changed perceptions. It will also assist the service providers regarding to transform the standing positions of the disability/disorder from non-compliant perspective to compliant perspective.