“For many people, childbirth can be a trigger to a transitional phase. Parenthood, as a newly-acquired configuration, however rewarding it might be, it can also challenge the positive self-concept in various ways…Many parents are faced with the task of balancing the needs of a new identity against the needs of a fully dependent significant other. This effort can become overwhelming when combined with the diagnosis of a child in the autistic spectrum disorder.”
How Parents of High Functioning Autistic Children Experience Gordon’s PET: A Qualitative Analysis