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The current research examins the stress experienced by caretakers of autistic children, with social interaction due to communication, copying strategies and the management support. After having explored various relevant literature reviews concerning the above topic, and having come to a realization that not many outstanding researches were done, in the issues of stress experienced by caretakers and also due to passion the researcher has in this field, the current study was executed. The study employed a qualitative approach with an in-depth semi structured interview, which was further analyzed using a thematic approach, in ten professional caretakers to address this issue in an autistic special community. The study was done in Macintyre special school in Wingrave in the UK. The study included 5 males, and 5 females, the mean age (36), SD(11.00) and working hours perweek (Mean=35.95).The investigator examined the various contributing factors of stress in the caretaker. It was well established from this study that social interaction due to communication was found to be the major cause, contributing to 80 percent. The findings of the research reveal that caretakers of autistic children experience burn-out due to frustration. Furthermore, this study highlights that caretakers employ various methods for coping, and men were found to have more confidence than the women, it was also interesting to note that although carers were experiencing challenging behaviour, most of them were satisfied with their job. However, half of them seemed, dissatisfied due to the lack of support from the organization. This study suggests that future studies could concentrate on carers, to identify their problems in the early stage and interventions and training be provided. The student ratio must be 1:1, so as to make the caring less stressful. Service providers could support the staff and weekly feedback could be taken so as to identify the problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
