Family assistant opportunities in the area of supporting family with a child with autism spectrum (ASD)

• Authors: Banasiak, Anna , Niezabitowska, Agata

Abstracts

EN

The family assistant’s tasks include providing emotional and instrumental support and empowering the family in its subjectivity. As raising a child with ASD poses many specific challenges (e.g. the lack of a comprehensive system of support), the assistant should be able to guide the family to the right institutions. The aim of this article is to indicate the need for family assistants to know the specificity of autism spectrum disorder. In addition, based on the ‘For Life’ Act, the available benefits and services for pregnant women, children with ASD and their families are described, and a list of support facilities is provided.

Keywords

EN

ASD; family assistant; autism; “For Life” Act; support

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Praca Socjalna
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 35(5)
• Pages: 155-174

Dates

published

2020-10-12

Contributors

author

Banasiak, Anna

author

Niezabitowska, Agata

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.4430