Mothers’ perspective on the school integration experience in ordinary classes of their children with autism spectrum disorder: Role of services and the school environment
The objective of this paper is to document the mothers’ perspective on the school integration experience in ordinary classes of their children with autism spectrum disorder. With regards to the eighteen interviews by mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder integrated in regular classes, we did a thematic qualitative analysis proposed by Braun and Clark. The results presented in this article specifically address the mothers’ perspective of the accessibility of services and the school environment in the school integration context.The results show that mothers perceive their children’s needs to get access to specialized services (assessment and intervention), which should start at preschool. They also believe that the school’s environment must be tailored to the unique needs of their children. These results lead us to believe that the education system cannot adapt his services offered to the children in need with autism spectrum disorder.