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(4) Hyassat, M., Al-Zyoud, N., & Al-Masa’deh, M. (2023). Mothering a child with autism
spectrum disorder during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Social Sciences, 12(11), 633.
https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12110633
Background: The lockdown that was forced by the Jordanian government as part of the attempt to
contain the COVID-19 outbreak included extreme measures such as home confinement and the
shutting down of schools’ special education centers. This study explores the experiences of mothers
of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during this significant life disturbance. (2)
Methods: Eleven mothers of children with ASD took part in semi-structured telephone interviews,
which were transcribed verbatim and underwent thematic analysis. (3) Results: The analysis was
conducted in an iterative consensus-building process to identify mothers’ experiences, concerns,
challenges, coping strategies, and perceived needs during the lockdown. The main themes that
emerged from the analysis were maternal stress, maternal fears, and maternal hopes. Our findings
indicate that the COVID-19 outbreak greatly affected the family lives of the mothers interviewed,
which required them to optimize their coping strategies and resilience. (4) Conclusions: The
mothers faced significant difficulties during the pandemic and there is an urgent need to support
them on multiple levels. Additionally, our findings reveal the need for more research that takes
Jordan’s cultural context into account when determining how best to support children with ASD
and their parents.
(5) Hyassat, M., Al-Makahleh, A., Rahahleh, Z., & Al-Zyoud, N. (2023). The Diagnostic Process
for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Study of Jordanian Parents’
Perspectives. Children, 10(8), 1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10081394
Although extensive research has been conducted worldwide to investigate the diagnostic process
of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Jordanian parents’ experiences have been overlooked. This
study explored parents’ journeys toward receiving diagnoses for their children with ASD. In
particular, it aimed to provide a clear picture of the process for obtaining these diagnoses for
children in Jordan. Methods: Eighteen semi-structured interviews were carried out with 12 mothers
and six fathers of children with ASD aged 5 to 11 years old. Results: The coding process was based
on a thematic analysis method and resulted in the identification of three overlapping themes:
dissatisfaction with professionals’ abilities to approach parents, an unstructured diagnostic process,
and perspectives on diagnosis tools. Conclusions: Our data upheld the idea that parental satisfaction
with the diagnostic process is influenced by the duration of the process, the information provided,
the support offered, and the communication approach used by professionals. Within the local
cultural context, parents were significantly impacted by the societal stigma associated with
disability when they sought diagnoses for their children with ASD.
(6) Al-Masa’deh, M.M. et al. (2022) ‘The effectiveness of counseling programs in enhancing
quality of life for families of children with autism spectrum disorder in Jordan’, Humanities and
Social Sciences Letters, 10(1), pp. 75–87. doi:10.18488/73.v10i1.2944.
This study examined the effectiveness of a developed counseling program in enhancing quality of
life of families of children with autism spectrum disorder and its relationship with selected
variables, and thirty parents of children with autism spectrum disorder were selected randomly. The
Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) was developed by the researchers and used before and after applying
the counseling program. The findings showed statistical differences in the post-measurement in
favor of the experimental group, demonstrating the program's effectiveness. In addition, there were
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