Fathers' Experiences in Parenting Autistic Children

A Qualitative Study

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ID12570710
AutoresTatiane Geralda André (0000-0002-1059-0548, Department of Maternal‐Infant and Public Health Nursing University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing Ribeirão Preto Brazil), Laura Marques Prizantelli (Department of Maternal‐Infant and Public Health Nursing University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing Ribeirão Preto Brazil), Milena de Lucca (0000-0001-6875-9265, Department of Maternal‐Infant and Public Health Nursing University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing Ribeirão Preto Brazil), Marcos Venicio Esper (0000-0002-3017-3266, Department of Education Minas Gerais State University Belo Horizonte Brazil), Giovanna Cristina Machado‐Kayzuka (Department of Maternal‐Infant and Public Health Nursing University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing Ribeirão Preto Brazil), Manoela Henriques Pinto (0000-0001-9819-4760, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto São José do Rio Preto Brazil), Fernanda Machado Silva-Rodrigues (0000-0002-8412-2333, Universidade de São Paulo), Fernanda Machado Silva‐Rodrigues (Department of Maternal‐Child and Psychiatric Nursing University of São Paulo at College of Nursing São Paulo Brazil), Lucila Castanheira Nascimento (0000-0002-7900-7111, Department of Maternal‐Infant and Public Health Nursing University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing Ribeirão Preto Brazil, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen31
Número1
Páginas324-334
Fecha de publicación2025-02-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChild & Family Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/cfs.13277
OpenAlexW4407371072
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas48

Autism can disrupt family dynamics and affect childcare. However, fathers' roles in childcare are rarely explored in the literature. The study aims to analyse paternal experiences in caring for autistic children. This is a secondary analysis conducted from qualitative data, focusing on interpreting the meanings of fathers' experiences in caring for autistic children. Participant recruitment was twofold: in‐person via a non‐governmental Brazilian organization to assist children with disabilities and remotely through social networks. The principles of inductive content analysis guided this analysis. The study analysed 11 interviews with fathers of autistic children, revealing two main themes, each comprising subthemes: (1) between traits and embraces: understanding autism and building support networks and (2) paternal experiences in caring for autistic children and their confrontations in building a future. The fathers' active participation in his autistic child's daily life was crucial in promoting communication, mitigating challenging behaviours and encouraging social interaction, laying a foundation for future studies in this area

Developmental psychology · Qualitative research · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Family and Disability Support Research · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology