Parents of autistic children who are educated in mainstream schools are more anxious than parents of autistic children who are educated in special schools
Родителите на аутистични деца, които се обучават в общообразователни училища са по-тревожни от родителите на аутистични деца, които се обучават в специални училища

Summary/Abstract: The anxiety (both state and trait anxiety) of sixteen families (16 mothers and 16 fathers) having a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was examined by means of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to verify the hypothesis that parents’ gender and the type of school where children with ASD have been educated (mainstream school versus special school) are factors which could initiate individual differences in the levels of parental anxiety. The results showed that the type of school, but not the gender, affects the level of parental anxiety.

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