Resilience in families with autism spectrum disorder child in urban India

Pages: 2061-2066
Sakshi Agarwal and Chavi Bhargava Sharma (Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies, Faridabad, Haryana)

The present investigation aims to explore the link between family resilience as measured by Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) and parents/caregiver’s resilience as measured by Connor-Davidson’s Resilience (CD-RISC) in relation to the child’s gender who is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This paper will address the area of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Resilience in Indian context. The research specifically focuses on Indian research. It is expected that the higher the individual resilience of the caregiver/parent the higher will be the family resilience, irrespective of the gender or age of the child with ASD.