Experiences Of Immigrant Parents In Sweden Participating In A Community Assessment And Intervention Program For Preschool Children With Autism

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Table 1 Demographic Description Of Participating Parents And Their Children (n=11)

Interview	Age Of Parent (Years)	Sex	Region Of Birth	Years Since Migration To Sweden	Employment	Years Of Schooling	Age Of Child (Years)	Order/No. Of Siblings	Severity Level Of ASD
1	32	F	East Africa	6	SFI	12	4	1/4	Level 1
2	24	F	Middle East	12	Part-time job	12	5	1/1	Level 2
3	39	M	North Africa	30	Unemployed	11	5	3/4	Level 1
4	40	M	Middle East	13	Full-time job	14	5	1/2	Level 1
5	35	F	Eastern Europe	2	Full-time job	17	5	2/2	Level 2
6	42	M	Middle East	25	Disability pension	12	4	3/3	Level 2
7	44	M	Middle East	7	Self-employed	14	5	3/3	Level 2
8	28	F	East Africa	9	Full-time job	11	4	3/4	Level 2
9	43	F	Eastern Europe	14	Full-time job	12	5	2/2	Level 2
10	25	F	East Africa	4	Asylum seeker	8	3	1/3	Level 3
11	25	F	Middle East	5	SFI	12	5	1/1	Level 2
≈	34	M	East Africa	9	Unemployed	10	≈	≈	≈

Notes: According to DSM-5¹, ASD is described according to the level of severity, where level 1 is the mildest form (”requiring support”) and level 3 the most severe (”requiring very substantial support”).

Abbreviation: SFI, Swedish for immigrants (language studies).

Figure 1 Three main themes were interpreted as a process which constitutes the essence of the parents' experiences.

Figure 2 Presentation of the subthemes in each of the main themes.