Factors Affecting Quality of Life for Children Having Autism

Abstract

his study was aimed to assess factors affecting QoL for children having Autism through assessing the physical functioning, emotional functioning, social and emotional functioning as well as general well being. A purposive sample composed of all available thirty-five children, aged from 6 to 18 years with confirmed diagnosis ASDs and their mothers had been chosen randomly from Autistic and Psychiatric out Patient clinic affiliated to Ain Shams University and Psychiatric out Patient Clinic in Psychiatric Benha hospital. An initial pilot study was carried out to a group of 10 children suffering from ASDs and their mothers, in order to test the study tool. Accordingly to mission of unneeded and repeated questions, adding missed question was done. The revised final form was used. All the result of pilot study was not included in the sample of the study. A letter of proposal from the dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, was presented to Director of Ain Shams University Hospitals and psychiatric Benha hospital. It was addressed to each director of the previously mentioned settings to obtain their approval to conduct the