Spostrzeganie przez rodziców wczesnego rozwoju dzieci z autyzmem

Parents’ perception of the early development of children’s with autismAutism is one of the most profound and difficult to diagnose developmental disorders. The parent’s report play the important role in diagnostic process. The purpose of this study was to determine how parents do perceive the development of their children with autism. Fifteen parents of children aged 3–7 participated in the study. The symptoms that concerned parents fell into three categories: social functioning, communication and rigid behavioural patterns. When describing children, parents paid attention to communication and social peer relations. They attempted to interpret and explained these phenomena. They also mentioned the role of partners activity in the child's behaviour regulation. Moreover, they pointed out, the structuralization of interaction acts positively on the social competence in their children. When interpreting the results of this study, some methodological limitations must be taken into account.