MOTHERS PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the name for a group of development disorders. ASD includes a wide range, a spectrum of symptoms, skills and levels of disability. The aim of this study is to show the behaviour of the children with autistic spectrum disorder according to their mothers point of view. It is almost impossible to make an accurate prognosis for children with ASD, because their diagnosis varies over years on the basis of their treatment. We have noticed that the services for ASD children are limited. After analysing the questionnaire, we have noticed that the majority of the children with ASD are in a medium or high risk level. This is a cross-sectional, transversal, punctual study. The study was conducted in Shkodra Region during February 2018. There have been completed 12 questionnaires during this research. The collected information comes from the mothers of affected children, by a self-report. All the collected data were calculated with Microsoft Office 2010 program. The questionnaire is a standard M-CHAT questionnaire where the participants privacy was protected as well.