“I’m sorry, my child has autism” : lived experiences of low-income parents of children with autism in Singapore

• Main Author: Ong, Tze Ping
• Other Authors: Lee Hyo Jung
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/78815
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In early studies, many parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) rank the need for financial assistance as one of their top stressors. This study aims to understand and exhibit the challenges and stress from the stigma that low-income families of children with ASD face in Singapore. Re...