How Parents Plan for the Future of Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

The purpose of the study is to explore parents’ future plans for their children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in the areas of self-assessed parental emotional status, children’s independent living, and the families’ (including the parents and the children) social service needs. In this study, comparisons will be made between Asian Immigrant parents and American-Born parents in the dimensions of: 1) parents’ current future plans for their children with ASD; 2) parent’s expectations on available social services; and 3) parent’s self-assessment of their issue-handling capabilities to plan for their children’s future.