The Extent of the Family’s Acceptance of the Autistic ‎Child and its Relationship to some Demographic ‎Variables

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the family's acceptance of an autistic child and its relationship to certain demographic variables. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method to reach the results that achieve the objectives of the study, where the sample was selected in a deliberate manner of (49) parents ,autistic children enrolled in hadka center. However  this study  was taken from (SPSS).The study found a range of results, The results showed that the general level of ratings of parents' attitudes towards their autistic children is a positive rating level the most important of which is the extent to which the family accepts the autistic child in the social field, There are no statistically significant differences at the level of indication (α ≤ 0.05) of the extent to which the family accepts an autistic child depending on the variable age of the autistic student in all areas of the study.  There are no statistically significant differences at the level of indication (α ≤ 0.05) in the areas of study for the social and psychological field, while there are statistically significant differences in the cognitive or academic field, attributable to the variable severity of disability for autism. The results were also discussed in the light of the objectives of the study, and a series of future research and proposals were developed based on the results.