A Qualitative Study of Coping in Mothers of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Heather Miller Kuhaneck Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.Correspondence[email protected]

Tajhma Burroughs Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Jamie Wright Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Theresa Lemanczyk Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Amy Rowntree Darragh Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR/L is Clinical Assistant Professor, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Tajhma Burroughs, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Jamie Wright, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Kindred Healthcare, Stratford, Connecticut. Theresa Lemanczyk, MS, OTR/L, is Director of Rehabilitation, Sunharbor Manor, Roslyn Heights, New York. Amy Rowntree Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

ABSTRACT

A significant body of research exists that explores the stressors of raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are fewer studies, however, that examine specific effective coping strategies of mothers of children with an ASD. This qualitative study explored mothers’ perceptions of effective coping strategies for their parenting stressors. In-depth interviews were conducted with 11 mothers to inquire about their personal coping methods. Interviews were coded and emergent themes identified that included coping strategies such as “me time,” planning, knowledge is power, sharing the load, lifting the restraints of labels, and recognizing the joys. The information from this study may benefit mothers of children with ASD and inform pediatric therapists providing services to children with ASD and their families.

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