| Parents of autistic children know exactly how | | | | expectations, cooperate in helping the patient deal with |
| frustrating it is to raise a child with this disorder. Typical | | | | his condition, diminish negative behaviors towards the |
| environments, for example school, are not fit for the | | | | autistic family member, and work together to find |
| child's condition and worse things are in store when he | | | | practical means to help improve the quality of life and |
| grows up to adulthood. By this time, there is too little | | | | the functional skills of the autistic child. |
| option left for him. There is no work. Parents could | | | | - If other children are present in the family, parents |
| have already passed away and there is no one left to | | | | must not be too absorbed with the autistic child. Yes, |
| take care of the patient. So how does one cope with | | | | the child has bigger needs. But, the child's siblings need |
| so much frustration? | | | | their parents too and while they should be involved in |
| - It turns out coping must begin at a very early stage, | | | | the problem, it is unfair to force them into severe |
| when the patient is still a baby and when the disorder | | | | limitations that often rob them their parents' attention. |
| is still developing. The sooner, the better. Although the | | | | Children who have autistics for siblings often |
| condition progresses until adulthood, measures can be | | | | experience too much stress very early in their lives. In |
| set in place to delay the ongoing worsening of the | | | | more ways than one, they live somewhat abnormal |
| symptoms and correct behaviors that can still be | | | | lives because they have to bear the stress, the |
| corrected. Since autism behavior problems often | | | | problem, and the responsibility of looking after their |
| reflect the triad of symptoms of autism: | | | | sibling. It is wise for parents to devote time to their |
| communication, social development, and repetitive | | | | other children as well so as to maintain the balance in |
| behavior, it is best to start focusing on finding | | | | the family. |
| treatment with the highest efficacy to resolve | | | | - An autistic child can drain the family's finances which |
| problems in these areas. Although the degree by | | | | may be a huge source of problem later on. Coupled |
| which individual interventions can provide positive | | | | by the trend which indicates that either of the parents |
| outcomes, many experts still believe that some form | | | | has to give up their jobs to devote their time for the |
| of intervention is much more preferable than just letting | | | | autistic child, this may become a very serious problem, |
| the condition progress. | | | | indeed. To cope with problems in this area, the federal |
| - Coping does not mean you should jump from one | | | | government and some private groups offer help for |
| treatment to another though. It could be as simple as | | | | families with autistic members to lessen the financial |
| analyzing which things upset him or what responses | | | | burden they undergo. Affected families are therefore |
| does he show when given a stimulus, for example a | | | | encouraged to seek financial aids and benefits. |
| hug. These are information that may be useful once | | | | Coping with autism is never easy. Thus, parents and |
| the child goes into treatment. Also, these could provide | | | | siblings of autistic patients should, as much as possible, |
| clues on how parents and siblings can best interact | | | | develop a stronger tolerance for the stress, problems, |
| with the autistic member of the family. | | | | and pressures associated with autism behavior |
| - Coping is all about adjusting to the present | | | | problems and the condition itself. |
| circumstances of the family. Modify the family's | | | | |