Family functioning and its relation to social interaction in children with the disorder of The Autistic Spectrum

Funcionamiento familiar - interacción social

Authors

  • Enita Auxiliadora Sánchez Bravo Universidad Técnica de Manabí
  • Inger Maitta Rosado Universidad Técnica de Manabí
  • María Lazo Moreira Universidad Técnica de Manabí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v3i18.368

Keywords:

Family, social interaction, Autistic Spectrum, family functionality

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the social interaction of boys and girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the "Foundation a place for your dreams" of the city of Portoviejo-Manabí, Ecuador. The focus of this research is qualitative, through the inductive deductive method it establishes a relationship between both variables, supported by the bibliographic and statistical method, the family APGAR instrument and a questionnaire were applied to evaluate the social interaction of the children / the participants. As a result, it was obtained that most of the families have a normal family function and the social interaction of their children oscillates between Good and Fair, indicating that the levels of family functionality and the social interaction of children with ASD are closely related, since the role played by family members is essential for the child's social adaptation.

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Published

2020-12-22

How to Cite

Sánchez Bravo, E. A., Maitta Rosado, I., & Lazo Moreira, M. (2020). Family functioning and its relation to social interaction in children with the disorder of The Autistic Spectrum: Funcionamiento familiar - interacción social. Sinapsis, 3(18). https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v3i18.368
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