Liezl Schlebusch|Shakila Dada|Alecia Samuels
Family Quality of Life of South African Families Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
University of Pretoria|University of Pretoria|University of Pretoria
article describes family quality life among families raising young child autism spectrum disorder survey research conducted 180 families children autism spectrum disorder receiving disabilityrelated services gauteng province south africa principle measure used beach center family quality life scale assess five subdomains family interaction parenting emotional wellbeing materialphysical wellbeing disabilityrelated support results indicated families felt satisfied disabilityrelated support least satisfied familys emotional wellbeing family income family type severity level autism significantly associated satisfied families felt quality life