Parenting Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Abstract: This paper will focus on a comparative analysis of the gendered social construction of parenting (mothering and fathering); in relation to possible relationship burdens faced by parents, in the process of care giving and administration of therapeutic mechanisms, to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The gendered social construction of parenting and respective burdens will be addressed from a western theoretical perspective, and will outline various techniques that can be administered to achieve more productive lifestyles for autistic children and their families. Consideration will additionally, be given to the knowledge that not all western societies are homogeneous in composition.