"I do my best to do right by her" : Autistic motherhood and the experience of raising a non-autistic adolescent daughter
LAY ABSTRACT: Little is known about the parenting experiences of autistic mothers, especially those who have daughters who are not on the autism spectrum. In this study, we interviewed seven autistic mothers who have raised or are currently raising non-autistic teenage daughters. Mothers were asked to describe what parenting was/is like during their daughters' teenage years. We analyzed the transcripts of the interviews and found several common themes. Mothers described their relationships with their daughters to be loving, safe, and empathetic. Mothers described several strengths when it came to parenting, such as helping their daughters solve problems and using positive strategies to handle conflict with their daughters. Mothers also described challenges they faced when interacting with other non-autistic people and when trying to form relationships with them. Mothers tried to build their daughters' social skills so that they would not experience the same challenges. This study shows that autistic mothers have close, loving relationships with their non-autistic teenage daughters but have trouble forming relationships with other non-autistic people. It is, therefore, important that non-autistic parents are more understanding and welcoming of autistic mothers.
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024 |
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Autism : the international journal of research and practice - (2024) vom: 26. März, Seite 13623613241241577 |
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Englisch |
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Libster, Natalie [VerfasserIn] |
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Adolescent daughter |
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Date Revised 26.03.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status Publisher |
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10.1177/13623613241241577 |
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