• Dr.Aparna Bhalerao

The present research aims at study of coping strategies among mothers having children with autism and mothers having children with mental retardation. This study identifies the different types of coping strategies used by mothers. The samples for this study consist of 300 mothers whose children admitted in Government as well as Private schools and institutes at Nagpur district. The total participants in the study were (n= 300) out of which the mother having children with autism were (n=100), (n= 50 mild autistic and n= 50 moderate autistic). Similarly, the mothers having children with mental retardation were (n=100), (n= 50 mild mental retardation and n= 50 moderate mental retardation) also Mothers (n= 100) having normal children. To assess Coping strategies, Lazarus and Folkman’s Ways of Coping Scale was used. In descriptive statistics mean and SD has been calculated then two way analyses of variances (ANOVA) on data has been applied. Result reveals that there is significant difference in coping strategies used by mothers having children with autism, mothers having children with mental retardation and mothers having normal children.

Intellectual disability, Autism, Coping strategies

"COPING STRATEGIES AMONG THE MOTHERS OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY CHILDREN AND MOTHERS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.a604-a613, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205079.pdf

"COPING STRATEGIES AMONG THE MOTHERS OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY CHILDREN AND MOTHERS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. ppa604-a613, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205079.pdf